Benfica seem to be very skilled negotiators as they demonstrated with the Jota deal. A sell on clause of 30% appears like smart business, it remains unclear whether that applied to the profit on Celtic’s deal with Al Ittihad or to the entire fee.
The deal between the clubs for Jota two years ago demonstrated how the Lisbon side ensure that every possibility is covered, a year after signing for Celtic the winger moved to Al Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League with Benfica collecting a healthy slice of the £25m fee.
Celtic and Benfica are two million euros apart from agreeing a deal over the transfer of Paulo Bernardo.The midfielder had an effective but not spectacular loan spell with the SPFL champions last season with that deal believed to include an option to buy.Bernardo has completed pre-season training with Benfica but…
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.
Celtic fans are split over a report from Portugal that wages are now the stumbling block to getting Paulo Bernardo signed up on a permanent transfer.Record of Portugal is a far more reliable source than their Glasgow equivalent, they provided very accurate information on Jota’s move two years ago with…
I can see Paulo is really enjoying his time here. He is improving and developing. Is the fee realistic? I’m not going to say what it is but, absolutely, otherwise it wouldn’t be in place.
All around him 60,000 fans celebrated but almost in a world of his own Kyogo took in the feelings of a job well done, the first half rations were turned into a feast with one piece of brilliance that couldn’t be matched by anyone else on the pitch.
Luis Palma’s corner from the right was headed out across goal by Abdallah Sima at the front post, Bernardo steadied himself then placed a powerful shot back at goal beyond Jack Butland into the net.
Seven minutes into the second half the breakthrough arrived from an unexpected source as Bernardo weaved his way deep into the Dundee penalty box and found a way to stab his shot past Shaughnessy and Carson.
Sky Sports did highlight and replay two incidents where Cameron Carter-Vickers was manhandled by Trevor Carson and then with the back-up of Joe Shaughnessy as the Celtic defender stood his ground on the goal-line. Like many others at Dens Park and elsewher Sutton was amazed that play wasn’t halted for…