Our old friend Giannis Chorianopoulos, who has always seems well informed when it comes to Celtic’s Greek players has reported this morning on the latest news surrounding Celtic striker Giorgos Giakoumakis.
“Giorgos Giakoumakis want a better contract (wages) with Celtic for sure. Celtic demands for a transfer will be at €6-7m,” Chorianopoulos reported this morning with a link to the full story in Greek outlet Sportime, where he is Editor-in-Chief.
It’s amusing to think that Celtic would consider an offer for Giakoumakis at around €6-7m, maybe news hasn’t reached Greece of the return of Peter ‘did he ever go away?’ Lawwell to the club and he’ll be all over this one, you would imagine!
❗ Giorgos Giakoumakis want a better contract (wages) with Celtic for sure. Celtic demands for a transfer will be at €6-7m. @CelticFC #Celtic #CelticFc
Full story here 👇— Giannis Chorianopoulos (@choria80) December 10, 2022
Running the Giannis Chorianopoulos story in Sportime through Google translate – which is always amusing – this is what comes out the other end…
Sportime had reported again that Giorgos Giakoumakis wants to transfer to the Premier League. This time, by changing his agent, the Greek striker takes it one step further.
First of all (and completely coincidentally), he just turned 28 yesterday! He is only in his second year at Celtic and has already won the league, League Cup, playing in the Champions League groups. He feels that once the two-year cycle is over, he needs other performances, another championship air.
Let alone the Glasgow weather which is not in keeping with the family mood. Do not forget that he is paid almost 300 thousand net per year and “seeing” the -adas to yoke, he is looking for the life contract! And this year, Giakoumakis does not stop scoring, being the first violin in the attack of the Celts (24 matches/9 goals).
Giakoumakis has changed his agent and is preparing a transfer.
Angelos Postecoglou has created a protection mechanism for him since last year and now Giorgos Giakoumakis is absolutely following his footsteps. Only the ambition for a bigger league/contract does not say to abandon him.
The 28-year-old Cretan, after 6-7 years of cooperation with Emmanuelidis-Pathiakakis, signed a cooperation contract with BHM Sports Agency with CEO Blash Hosseini and the blessings of his teammate, Karl Starflett, now being equal. The company in question has been terribly involved in the last 3 years with Swedish players and deals abroad and collaborated with Celtic in the 5 million Starfelt deal from Rubin Kazan!
The “girl” and in his last meeting with the National Team last September had expressed his intention/willingness to travel to another footballing country since Celtic’s victories are… routine and without similar local competition except for Rangers.
So is Giakoumakis leaving Celtic? The point is that the “Celts” have always been a tough nut to crack in negotiations and will hardly make discounts below 6-7 thousand for Giakoumakis. To be continued…
*Giakoumakis has a contract with Celtic until 2026 with an average salary of 3 net.
*The 28-year-old striker in his 1.5 years in Glasgow has scored 25 times in 50 games.
Peter Lawwell currently spitting his coffee out after reading that valuation and grabbing his mobile to call Michael Nicholson…”I’ll handle this one, Michael, then I’ll deal with Juranovic,” …”Okay boss, I mean Chairman”.
