CELTIC have made an audacious bid to land £20m rated Benfica striker Lorenzo Melgarejo on loan for next season!
The 21 year old Paraguayan international who cost the Superliga giants just £1m last year is currently farmed out to Portuguese club Pacos Ferreira where he has also caught the eye of Everton and Hannover by scoring goals for fun.
But Benfica who have slapped the massive price tag on his head to fend off would be buyers admit they could lend him out again to gain more european experience.
Celtic scouts watched him play last weekend and have asked to be kept in form with a view to the Hoops involvement in the Champions League next season.
A Benfica source said : It is up to our coach what happens to Lorenzo . He either returns to us or he is allowed to gain more experience on loan elsewhere. A decision will be made before the summer. "
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/307969/Celtic-eye-up-20m-Benfica-striker-
Discuss Loan move for £20m rated striker in the Transfer Rumours area at TalkCeltic.net.
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He's scored 8 in 20 while on loan at Pacos Ferraira this season, he also scored 8 in 17 while playing for Independiente FBC. Admittedly, I've never heard of him but he seems to be rated highly.
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Sean Daleer Show Israel the Red Card Gold Member
Why the * would they want to loan out a 20m rated striker?
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This is interestin. Cant wait for europe next season hopefully the board will shell out for it.
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tghe board dont need to shellout the team just needs tweeked and trimmed
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* * Celtic stop being minks and pay the 20 million ffs!
:icon_mrgreen:....... wont happen imo express is just as bad as the sun, mail for a source. But heres hoping he sounds good! -
That's just the price-tag they have slapped on him because he's showing a lot of potential. He's not going to be getting a game in front of the likes of Cardozo.
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Not worth £20m?
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Sick of loan moves tbh.
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Don't think Benfica will loan a 20 million pounds striker to the SPL. If they do loan him, it will surely be to a more competitive league imo.
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Had a look on benficas forum and they are laughing at the £20m price tag.
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Not good enough to play for Benfica next season
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Net worth, more like.
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He is not worth 20m, it would be like us putting a mad price tag on the head of James Keatings for example. And i am not normally a big fan of us loaning players unless they are absolute quality. Never heard of the lad but i trust John Parks judgement 100%.
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this :50:
we've got a £20mill rated player.
he's called gary hooper.
sorry that should read £29mill :icon_mrgreen: -
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He is never more worth then stokesy or hooper so just paper talk
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Doesn't look like he has the greatest goalscoring record, if he was worth £20m he'd be playing regularly and would be touted as one of Europe's big young talents. Maybe he's only rated at £20m by an unknown club from another universe.
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think benfica are better than us at the moment...
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£20m will be his buyout clause
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