“Celtic don’t have a lot of money” – Sky Pundits bizarre claim and player valuation
Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Celtic v Rangers - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - February 2, 2022 Celtic's Reo Hatate celebrates after the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
I find these kind of pundits very strange.
They seem to have an opinion of Celtic or Scottish football without actually researching what they are talking about.
For example, I am a Celtic blogger, if someone asked me to write a piece or offer comment on a team from the English Premier League I would do my due diligence and make sure I knew what I was talking about.
Even for this blog, I need to make sure all my facts about our club are spot on (even though I think my knowledge is pretty good) because the Celtic fans are probably the most knowledgable fans in the world when it comes to talking about their club and if you have something wrong, they WILL pick you up for it.
Especially spelling and grammar. You know who you are!
But for Gabby Agbonlahor, he seems to specialise in this when it comes to Celtic. I’ve written about this many times before.
Speaking to Football Insider, Agbonlahor said, “I’ll say this, what I’ve got to praise Celtic for is their recruitment.
“Celtic don’t have a lot of money.
“Celtic have gone out and got four Japanese players and two of them, so far, look like absolute bargains.
“I’m sure they’ll be going back to Japan to look for more because they look like really talented players.
“For Hatate to perform like that in his first derby game in such a tense atmosphere was outstanding.
“They were so cheap. Given his performances, Hatate has probably tripled in value already.
“It’s good business from Celtic.”
The first claim I have a real issue with. Celtic don’t have a lot of money. Yeah, apart from the fees raked in by selling Edouard, Christie, Ajer and Frimpong and another 50k season tickets sold, he’s right.
We don’t have a lot of money.
As for Hatate. He’s only worth £4m now? Please. He’s only just got started and unless he at least doubles that figure then the former Aston Villa man needs to seriously either stop talking Celtic or, a the very least, do some light reading on the club.
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