Paulo Bernardo

He worked like * in the CL games. Constantly pressing and being a nuisance. But then he showed so much more to his game since then.

 

What do you mean he must have some agent?

 

Grammatically, I can see 3 possibilities:

Some agent = some agent or other, doesn't matter who.
Some agent = a * of an agent.
Some agent = with a nice chianti and some Fava beans whenever he feels peckish.

My money's on the 3rd option.

 

Think we'll sign him after we punt O'Riley. Got great potential.

 

To be fair given how good he looked over the last month I would say regardless of what happens with O'Riley next summer we should be looking to sign Bernardo on a long term deal. I think about 6m was the fee already agreed on with Benfica. This is the type of deal we should be looking to do not the constant complete project punts for 1-2m which rarely ever work out.

 

Meanwhile, Rodgers has revealed Celtic have a realistic transfer option included in the loan deal for Benfica talent Paulo Bernardo.

The Portugal under-21 international joined Celtic on an initial loan deal but Rodgers has confirmed there is the option to trigger a permanent signing.

And while reluctant to divulge the numbers involved in the deal, Rodgers insisted it is not a pipe-dream fee but one that could realistically be triggered by the Parkhead hierarchy.

“I’m not going to tell you [the fee]! But yeah, absolutely [it's realistic], otherwise it wouldn’t be in place.

“Clearly, aye, it’s two-way. But I can see he is really enjoying his time, he is improving and developing.


It is nice to see that emerging young talent coming through, and it’s also a sign that you have to be patient with players.

“Some players, they can come into a club and hit the ground running. There is so much involved in a move for a player, whether it is family, kids, culture, weather, there is just so much involved.

“Some settle quicker than others, but for him, he has been so professional and he’s been a real, real joy to work with.

“To see him getting his rewards for that is really good.

“The key is, he now has real clarity in how we play and how we work, what is required, and you see his game flourishing. He’s been excellent, and I expect him to get better.

“We’ll assess it, I’ll sit down with him at some point towards the end of the season and take it from there

 

Paulo Bernardo's agent is Jorge Mendes, similarly to many others talented Portuguese footballers.

 

Yes, Jorge Mendes was pretty much a father figure for Cristiano tbh. They both won much from the relationship (CR7 became one of the greatest ever and Jorge Mendes became the most influential agent of his time).

Their relationship (both on a professional and on a personal level) went sour after Cristiano forced a move away from United. Jorge Mendes was allegedegly unable to convince another top club to sign Cristiano and he did not like it.

 

Get this Lad Signed

 

Warming to this guy, initially I thought he was a luxury but over the last couple of months he has developed and shown he is an asset to this team, I think he could take over MOR role when he goes.

 

Composed finish..

 

Finish was Jota-esque. Unlucky not to have 2.

 

Need to get him signed.

Brutal that we’re not going to get a full season of him and MOR playing together regularly.

 

Started the last 5, Won all 5, 3 goals and 2 assists. He started the games we got our CL points too. I'm confident he can do it in the big games.

I'm so pleased to be wrong with Bernardo, we'd barely seen him but since becoming a regular he looks fantastic. Grabbed his chance and taken it. I hope we buy him.

 

Sign

 

Lovely finish.

 

Our midfield options are actually amazing

 

Really hoping we can make this happen and get Bernardo signed on a long term deal.

 

It's easy to forget he is only 21!!!