It seems very clear that Celtic are being forced into the tightest of corners in the transfer window, one that is self inflicted with most of the problems encountered last summer being repeated.
Often in situations like that a club would be sparked into some token action, leaking news of transfer activity to a favoured source knowing that it will quickly go viral.
The Board recognises the inherent inefficiencies of holding excess cash, and, in conjunction with other cash commitments, the importance of investing in strengthening the team to deliver football success.
Whether it is Paul Tisdale or someone else Celtic have identified Breum as a first team player, a successor to Kuhn. Surely he is valued at more than £1.5m? The sort of fee wasted two years ago on the dubious talent of Marco Tilio from the A-League.