Breaking News:Celtic once released “world-class” star who’s now worth as much as O’Riley
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers will surely be hoping to go through the summer transfer window without having to sell one of his key players.
The Northern Irish boss lost Jota to Al Ittihad and Carl Starfelt to Celta Vigo ahead of the 2023/24 campaign, and is currently at risk of losing Matt O’Riley this time around.
After an impressive year in the Scottish Premiership, the Denmark international is now attracting interest from elsewhere ahead of a potential exit from Parkhead.
How much Matt O’Riley is worth
Sky Sports reported earlier this month that Celtic believe that the midfielder is worth a club-record transfer fee of at least £25m, which was the same fee that was paid for Kieran Tierney and Jota by Arsenal and Al Ittihad respectively.
The outlet claimed that Atalanta and Juventus are both interested in a potential swoop to sign the former MK Dons central midfielder this summer.
Interest from Europe in O’Riley should not come as a surprise to anyone after his terrific exploits in the Premiership for Rodgers and Celtic last season.
As you can see in the table above, the 23-year-old magician produced consistent quality at the top end of the pitch with a staggering 31 direct goal contributions in 37 games.
Celtic, though, could have had another player worth as much as O’Riley if they had not had a howler with academy talent many, many, years ago.
Celtic’s Andy Robertson howler
Current Liverpool star Andy Robertson revealed back in 2013 that the Hoops let him go at U15 level as they deemed him to be too small to make it as a professional footballer for them.
He then enjoyed spells with Queen’s Park and Dundee United in Scotland before making a move to England to try his luck with Hull, which then earned him a big switch to Liverpool in the summer of 2017.
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