Ryan Christie

Celtic star Ryan Christie is said to be a target for Nice and Monaco as his contract at Parkhead approaches its end.


The Scotland star is in the unusual situation of having a deal that expires in the middle of next season, meaning he's free to negotiate with other clubs this summer.


Christie is currently on Euro 2020 duty with the national team but Celtic will hope to recoup a fee rather than losing him on a free.

He's been linked with the likes of Southampton and Burnley, with the Parkhead club likely to ask for around £1million.



According to the Sunday Post though both Nice and Monaco are interested and Christie is very keen on a move to Ligue 1.


The principality side finished third last season to qualify for the Champions League and boast the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Alexandr Golovin in their squad.



Nice, meanwhile, had a disappointing season as they came in ninth in the French top flight.

However they were just eight points off Marseille in fifth and could offer Christie the lifestyle bonus of living on the French Riviera.

No final decision is expected until after the Euros though, with the player focused on Scotland's campaign.

 

Don't want the wee bawbag here in France.....

 

I know he only has 6 months left on his deal but I did expect more than £1m. Was hoping for at least three times that.

 

Can see him creaming himself for a Monaco move thinking he is getting the big bucks, living the high life and the next mbappe or some *.

He'd fail massively, happy to see him do that (even though he will get paid fairly well for it).
Nice/Nantes (can't mind which was mentioned) would involve him needing to take stock of himself and actually be a team player, acting like the best man in the squad, while playing as the worst, won't cut it for them at all.



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So glad we're actively selling him so cheap *.

 

I just want him gone to be honest.

Though if he had a full year, I'd expect to get more than just a million for him.


Has it been confirmed by anyone connected to him or the club that his deal is only till January?
As some sources have it as may, seems to be paper talk/picked up on s forum that it may be January, which does seem really odd because I think his last signing was in November time.


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Tbh I'd take a million for him he'd struggle at that level. He'll have moments of form but absolutely no consistency.

I just don't want him running down his contract it would be a disaster and he only cost us £500k.

 

See ya you wee *

 

I don't believe we would except £1M for him. The scummy press are trolling us constantly this year Muscat, Edouard sell on, Sviatchenko probably the Strachan thing and so on.

 

Anyone happy to get £1m for a player of his ability is a bitter stupid *. We got £6/7m for Armstrong with 6month to go - with him also having a sub-par season.

 

That must be a typo, he's £10 mill easy

 

If the club was letting Christie go for 1 million he would have signed for somebody already.

 

Armstrong had a year left, Christie can join someone in January if he wants. I think we will take what we can get, £2m tops.

 

I think he was holding out to showcase his talents against England so he could fight off a growing queue of admirers.


Oh well..............

 

We should be looking for a lot more than £1m.

 

He wants to go to the EPL not France. However hes not as good as he thinks he is and there may well be no offers from EPL clubs. If he suddenly decides to stay at Celtic because he cant get a EPL club at the moment then thats not acceptable, get him out. He doesnt get to pick and choose when he leaves.

 

He’s better in the holding midfield position. It’s where he played his best football under Rodgers.

 

We will be lucky to get anything at this rate his contract expires in January. Why would anyone pay lots of money in the current climate?

 

What a club, give him a contract that runs out in middle of a season, a club like no other. HH GBNL