It is exactly one month since Celtic clinched an astonishing world record seventh domestic treble. The architect of this outstanding achievement Ange Postecoglou has left for greener (and richer) pastures in North London, while the man who clinched the Scottish Cup on the day Jota looks to be on his way to warmer (and richer) pastures in Saudi Arabia.
The last player to depart Celtic for over £20 million was of course Kieran Tierney, who became Celtic’s most expensive ever player when he joined Arsenal for £25 million in the summer of 2019.
It is now rumoured that Celtic will look to break this transfer record as they hold out for a fee larger than the £25 million they received for Celtic Academy graduate Tierney.
The potential sale of Jota for a record-breaking fee should begin a new age for Celtic’s transfer model. No longer should Celtic be capped at selling players for £15-20 million, but instead the club should look to purchase young talents in and around the £10 million mark and thus demanding a much larger fee when clubs become interested further down the line.
This evolution of the football club should have happened when a then 22-year-old Kieran Tierney joined Arsenal for a record fee, but it didn’t.
This money was not invested back into the playing squad to in a progressive manner and as such Celtic regressed, forcing a frustrated Brendan Rodgers to leave his boyhood club.
But now Rodgers has returned amid promises of a more ambitious, modern recruitment model. The litmus test for this promise will happen soon and will be the first step in the path to Celtic becoming a consistent UEFA Champions League club.
James French
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