With two years left on a four year deal signed after losing in the final of the Europa League to Eintracht Frankfurt Tavpen can sit tight on his contract creating a further problem for Clement.
Discussions with Dessers are at an advanced level and the player’s side appears satisfied with the financial offer that has been submitted.
They’re the conversations that happen between a head coach and a sporting director every day. The dynamic between these two roles is so important.
Bernardo has come through the ranks at Benfica but £20,000 a week after tax seems a very generous wage for someone that has never been a regular first team player.
No timeline accompanied the Ibrox announcement, the media messengers all went with August only with nothing to back up that claim, September looks unlikely with October about as optimistic as it gets which puts the SPFL in a spot of bother.
If the asbestos/structural damage/ Building Warrant rumours are true a longer closure will seriously harm the club financially and their dwindling credibility with supporters.
Included is a very rare clip of winning a tackle against Daizen Maeda at Hampden- if anything sums up the losers mentality it is the inclusion of that moment as a highlight.
It’s another self-inflicted wound and it gives Philippe Clement and his players an excuse to fail before a ball has been kicked. No wonder the slippery James Bisgrove couldn’t wait to get out of town.
Even by the low standards of the BBC today is something of a spectacular with not one but five negative Celtic stories leading the Gossip page!
This time around the blame has been publicly pinned on the rogue Asian supplier but even some In The Know bears are speculating about the Asbestos issues.