GOOD LUCK to Paddy Roberts for his, now confirmed, season long loan at Girona FC in La Liga.
Paddy spent the previous two and a half years at Celtic where he became a huge fans favourite.
Last summer Celtic were apparently close to agreeing a £10million deal with Manchester City to sign the player but as always seems to happen, there was a last minute hitch and a hastily arranged season long loan deal was put in place.
But Roberts had a frustrating season which was hindered by two separate injuries and he was just about ready to contribute again as last season drew to a close.
Whether Celtic didn’t see the value on going back in or whether Roberts just fancied something different, we don’t know. He did state that he fancied a crack at playing in the Premier League but links with Leicester, West Ham and Huddersfield didn’t turn into tangible moves.
His parent club Manchester City, of course have a sizable stake in Girona and as it is a season long loan, we’ll all no doubt be speculating next summer about a possible return to Glasgow or the player.
With his contract another year closer to ending his sell-on value will reduce.
Both City and Roberts have pretty much accepted that they will go their separate ways. Roberts has now passed a medical at the La liga side. He is now in their squad for their opening game of the season at home to Valladolid tomorrow night before a glamour clash against Real Madrid a week on Sunday, which is also at the Estadi Montilivi.