Matt O’Riley’s brilliant performance for Brendan Rodgers’ team during Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid created a spectacular atmosphere at Parkhead, serving as a painful reminder that Leeds lost a fantastic chance.
The 22-year-old O’Riley has been a star for Celtic since January 2022, when Ange Postecoglou brought him from MK Dons to Glasgow. Up until this season, he had shown promise, but this term, O’Riley has shown much more growth.
has participated in 13 games and contributed to 10 goals, including six goals and four assists. O’Riley’s brilliance started Celtic’s scoring this week. His exquisite initial pass found Kyogo for the goal.
Fantastic outcome for Celtic, and as usual in the aftermath, Fabrizio Romano turned to Twitter to declare that a Scottish record sale would be necessary if Celtic were to profit from O’Riley. North, amounting to £25 million.
Jota and Kieran Tierney, who each left Celtic for payments of £25 million to join Al-Ittihad and Arsenal, respectively, currently hold that record. Celtic is now requesting a price over that in order to sell O’Riley.
He has contributed to 10 goals in 13 games, with six goals and four assists. O’Riley’s brilliance set Celtic up for victory this week. His exquisite first-time pass allowed Kyogo to score.
Fantastic outcome for Celtic, and as Fabrizio Romano usually does, he took to Twitter shortly afterward to say that if Celtic were to profit from O’Riley, it would require a Scottish record sale. a £25 million northward.
In fact, Jota and Kieran Tierney currently hold that record after leaving Celtic for sums of £25 million to join Al-Ittihad and Arsenal, respectively. Celtic is now asking for a price higher than that to sell O’Riley.
