Celtic on verge of Flood signing
CELTIC are attempting to snap up Dundee United loan star Willo Flood in a bargain £60,000 deal.
The 23-year-old midfielder — in line to face the champions in Wednesday’s Co-operative Insurance Cup semi-final — is under contract with Cardiff City until the summer.
But with the terms of the loan agreement currently costing the Bluebirds £2000 a week, they are keen to get him off the wage bill and have told both Celtic and United he is theirs now for a nominal fee.
Stretching
While that doesn’t suit the Tannadice club who are already stretching themselves to match Cardiff’s contribution to Flood’s wages, the news has been well received by the Celtic Park Board.
Gordon Strachan has a decent record of signing players from rival SPL clubs, with the purchase of Scott McDonald in the summer of 2007 for £700,000 from Motherwell and Barry Robson for £1-million from Dundee United this time last year obvious examples.
At just a fraction of the cost, Flood, a Republic of Ireland B internationalist, represents pretty much risk-free gamble.
Admirer
The Hoops manager is known to have been an admirer of Flood for quite some time, and his Man-of-the-Match display against his team in the 2-2 draw at the start of the month may well have convinced him to make a move.
United had been in complicated contract talks with the player for months and were devastated when they learned from Cardiff of the rival interest from Celtic.
Said Tangerines chairman Stephen Thompson, “We made Willo a fantastic offer but it is outwith our control because he is just on loan.
“It is up to Cardiff what happens, and if Celtic have an offer accepted, which we presume they will, the decision will be his to make.”
What happens then can be taken pretty much as a foregone conclusion, as Flood is a Celtic fan from a Celtic-supporting family
Discuss Celtic complete Flood deal in the Celtic Chat area at TalkCeltic.net.
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yeah heard about this late last night and made a thread about it. didnt think thered be much to it but it seems really likely noe if that article is correct.
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By Robert Thomson and Martin Hannan
CELTIC are weighing up a move for Dundee United midfielder Willo Flood before the transfer window shuts on February 2.
The Republic of Ireland B international is on his second season-long loan from Cardiff City but the Bluebirds are eager to offload him from their wage bill so will accept a nominal bid from the Parkhead club, likely to be in the region of £60,000. ADVERTISEMENT
Flood's contract at Ninian Park expires at the end of the season so they will be easy to deal with. The Dublin-born 23-year-old, a Celtic supporter, has been in contract talks with United but seems certain to snub their offer for a lucrative move to the SPL leaders.
Stephen Thompson, the United chairman, has pulled out all the stops to try to keep Flood but admits the club are powerless to stop him leaving.
Thompson said: "It's outwith our control, really, because he's just on loan to us from Cardiff. We won't get a say in it. It's really up to them what happens and if Celtic have an offer accepted, which we presume they will, the decision will be Willo's. We've made him a fantastic offer and would love him to stay but in the end he'll make up his own mind."
Celtic manager Gordon Strachan side-stepped the issue after yesterday's win over Hibs but United manager Craig Levein admitted they were in danger of losing the player.
"Cardiff haven't been in touch with us and Celtic haven't been in touch with us," Levein said. "But you have to remember in this situation that we aren't even in the loop. If Celtic want Willo Flood, they go to Cardiff to get Willo Flood, not us. I desperately want to keep him. But when things are going well and your team is doing well and there are bigger clubs out there with more money, you lose players."
Flood began his senior career with Manchester City but made just five league starts in three years and left to join Cardiff.
No one at Parkhead would comment on the move for Flood but a senior source confirmed the club's interest. The two teams are due to meet in the semi-final of the Co-operative Cup at Hampden on Wednesday.
The full article contains 389 words and appears in Scotland On Sunday newspaper.
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good player bye the way :celt_2:
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like it says its a risk free investment.:50:
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i would like it if he joined hes a tidy player:50:
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he would do a job for us..and for 60.000 good buy imao
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Coming from a celtic daft family and being a supporter he will give 110% always,just what we need.
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him and paddy mcourt can battle it out for a reserve team place
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to be fair hes a decent player although how much there is to thios is debatable
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always liked him
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Great we player with a great engine and i really hope we get him!!! this is 1 player i really want to sign, i think he is a celtic fan as well which is great, he will give is all for the club and these are the kind of players we need, 60 grand is a steal!!!!! the way he played against the hunns made in the final told me he was a hoops fan:icon_mrgreen:
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ALways been good when ive seen him, a snip at 60k
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i dont know about this one lads will he enhance the team?,
is he good enough to take broony`s place or naka`s?
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Surely no one can complain with this signing.At 60 grand its a steal !!Not saying hes a superstar but a decent wee player who just might make the step up and challenge the 1st team IMO
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:50: exactly another player that will likely never see the light of day in the first team squad. Just what we need.
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I would love to see him at Celtic. Great player and good on the ball.
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