It’s easy for people to question the players desire, but once that money is presented to you, it becomes hard to turn down. And I bet the pundits that are criticising him would all do exactly the same thing if they were offered the chance to.
An online scheme where fans make their ticket available, someone on the club data base buys it for £35 with a £25 credit to the Season Ticket holder and £10 to the club seems the perfect solution.
Brendan’s terrific for the club. I know him very well and have a great working relationship with him from the past.
Neither Celtic or the player seem to be keen on that option, rather than lose out on selling a player to Europe it seems that Gangwon have turned to Brazil to bring in a replacement before doing business for the sale of the 21-year-old winger.
First time around Brendan Rodgers transformed the careers of half a dozen players including Tom Rogic, James Forrest, Mikel Lustig, Stuart Armstrong, Scott Brown and Callum McGregor.
Extending the contracts of recently signed players brings some form of stability to the squad and demonstrates that the club is happy to financially reward players that produce the goods.
Tonight, Lyall Thomas, editor of Sky Sports News, has put some substance on the speculation by announcing interest from Sporting Lisbon.
With a fee in the region of £2m quoted there should be room to negotiate giving Gangwon extra funds to bring in a replacement.
Towards the end of the season it became clear the influence that Carter-Vickers exerts over the whole defence with Jota as influential as any attacker.
After three years starring for Melbourne City and picking up five caps for the Socceroos, Tilio is taking the well worn path to Europe as he attempts to take his game to the next level.