It’s possible that Matt O’Riley’s Celtic career is coming to an end as Brighton prepares to offer the midfielder in excess of £25 million.
This summer, a number of teams have shown interest in the Hoops star player, with Atalanta making the longest-lasting attempts to get the Dane to the Serie A. Holding out for a record-breaking sum, the Scottish champions knocked out ALL FIVE of their bids.
Brighton, a Premier League team, made the move to get the 23-year-old to the American Express Stadium and had no trouble paying the money. Furthermore, according to current speculations, O’Riley might even shockingly make his Seagulls debut this weekend against Manchester United.
The midfield player was signed by the Glasgow giants for just £1.5 million under Ange Postecoglou, marking another successful transaction made by the leadership.
The team led by Fabian Hurzeler is now hoping to work out a personal deal with the player before Saturday’s midday kickoff with the Red Devils.
With Paulo Bernardo now in the door permanently, Arne Engels and Alvyn Sanches are being considered as potential successors for the top talent.
The player and Celtic parted ways a little more than a year ago.
According to a report by Al-Jazirah, former Celtic winger Jota has told Al-Ittihad that he wants to depart this summer. After having trouble adjusting to life in Saudi Arabia, the attacker is eager to leave during this window and find another place to live.
He was sold by the Hoops to his present team last year for an estimated £25 million. The 25-year-old, nevertheless, is already connected to leaving the Saudi Pro League.The former Celtic favorite contributed five goals to Al-Ittihad’s 29 appearances in all competitions in the previous campaign. According to Al-Jazirah’s report, he declined the opportunity to sign with a team in their league.
Al-Ittihad had a poor season last year as they failed to bring home a trophy. We apologize to the fans for withdrawing from the King’s Cup and the other competitions, Jota stated. We must better ourselves. We’ll put in some effort to fix the outcomes of the next games. Al-Ittihad is a sizable team that will resume its trophy winning.Jota was first signed by Celtic on a loan basis in 2021, and his relocation to Glasgow was subsequently made permanent. During his tenure at Celtic Park, he was a huge hit, scoring 28 goals in 83 games to assist the team win the Scottish Premiership twice in addition to the Scottish Cup and League Cup.
His manager in Scotland prior to his departure for Tottenham Hotspur was Ange Postecoglou. Jota was able to reach his full potential under the guidance of the Australian manager, who stated: “Jota’s career wasn’t moving in the direction he wanted before joining Celtic, and he was the one who decided to come here and work hard at his game and grow, and
He came to us (Celtic) because his career wasn’t progressing in the way he had hoped, and he was the one who decided to come here and put in a lot of effort to get better at what he does. Like the rest of the group, he is always getting better, and that is something that must continue since he, too, has more to give and is undoubtedly making progress in that direction.
