Tamas *ALL THREADS MERGED*

Can anybody tell where on the park Crosas is likely to play? I was reading that he was a winger yet he was compared to Xavi. Doesn't make much sense but looking forward to seeing the 2 new guys anyway.

 

Now we won't get neither of those 2.

 

Mr Negative!

 

It's a good thing actually. Balde might get a chance again.

 

Anything offical yet? ie from Celtic, BBC, Sky or Setanta?

 

Hes a d/m and if barca wanted to keep him the boy must be a real talent

 

If Barca really wanted to keep him they would. If they are selling him to us they are clearly not botherd about keeping him as Barca are not a selling club....

 

cheers RABFLY This Celtic News site confused me a little.




Is that white smoke on the horizon? Scottish newspapers (a source less reliable then one would think) are reporting that Celtic have beaten out Sevilla and Sampodoria for the service of 20 year old Barcelona wunder-kid winger Marc Crosas. At first, Barca were only looking to sens Crosas out on a loan deal, but according to reports the 20 year old Catalonian has asked his former employers for a more permanent move. Sources say that Celtic and Barca have agreed to a transfer fee of 2 million quid and Crosas and his representation will fly to Glasgow to work out the personal terms of the deal. The fact that Celtic and Barcelona have had such a good relationship in the past with other deals and just general feelings of good will towards each other has made this deal possible.
Crosas is desperate to get his Celtic career started and expects to sign with the club officially within 72 hours. Some of compared Crosas to Barca great Xavi Alonso and the young winger would add much needed depth to position after injuries to Shunsuke Nakamura and Koki Mizuno. Nakamura has said that he expects to be recovered from his injury in time for next week’s season opener against St. Mirren, but Mizuno is expected to miss a couple months with his cartilage injury. If Celtic and Crosas can work out the details of a deal as expected (after the Tamas saga, nothing is guaranteed I suppose) then it’d be a great signing for Celtic. Gordon Strachan has had to use Barry Robson (although I feel Scott Brown would be more suited but when have I ever disagreed with Strachan, right?) on the right wing with the injuries to the two Japanese internationals and despite my alleged man crush on Robson, he has looked uncomfortable and lacked the pace of a winger in the friendlies. I am a big advocate of having players play their natural position, so not only would Crosas be doing that but it would be nice to have the “future Xavi”!

 

so its a done deal for both of then then?

 

Is there any real reason your saying this or is this just your instinct?

 

great news on both fronts if its true, ANY barcelona player must be a good move, i am really excited about next week, * on celtic!!

 

personally speaking i think i will wait to see him being paraded before i start thinking about celebrating (although i do hope its true )

 

i am really excited about these deals.we do need a quality cb that has some experience at both international level and in a (quite) big european league and crosas would be a great deal as if barca werre not as willing to sell there must be something special about the boy.hope we get these two signed soon as possible.

 

I wouldnt believe anything about the Tamas deal on that website, they are rookies when it comes to transfer news

 

The negotiations with Tamas fell through over wages, and Baša, I think we gave up on him.

 

Well that was what reported a couple of weeks ago but according to new reports both sides have come to an agreement so I don't know why you seem 100% sure he's not coming.

 

If we are going to sign him how have they fell through...surely it was just a stalemate in negotiations at the time? Happens in most deals.

 

hope its true bhoys....coz we are gona need a good defender 2 keep goal machine miller fae scoring against us lol

 

Tamas was quite right, trying to get a bit more, most players and there agents do the same. Lawwell played another blinder walking away.

Celtic are now getting him at the price they offered so what if it took longer, at the end of the day Peter Lawwell, knows what he is doing and if it takes weeks for him to conclude a transfer deal, doing it his way, who are we to knock that.

In Lawwell i trust.

 

Not sure if he will sign but lawell certainly knows what he is doing.