Celtic fans switched straight into cynical mode when they read that their side was interested in £2m rated Livingston striker Lyndon Dykes.
Sure the striker looked impressive when the hoops lost their only away match of the season in the autumn but one or two matches is never enough to justify a move to the Scottish champions.
With the ‘Old Firm Battle’ tag thrown into the story fans were even more sceptical, it’s almost a decade since Celtic faced domestic competition with Kris Commons ending up in the green half of the city.
Dykes has found himself at the right club at the right time, if Livi are wise they will cash in on the former Queen of the South striker while the going is good.
There may be a few more levels for the 24-year-old to reach but nine SPFL Premiership goals and as many yellow cards isn’t the sort of form that Celtic look for in a striker.
Odsonne Edouard and Leigh Griffiths are the first-choice Celtic strikers, with Vakoun Bayo and Patryk Klimala costing around £5m those strikers look more likely to get a chance in the current climate than a move for the Livi striker who has left hoops fans underwhelmed.
Lyndon Dykes ‘wanted by Celtic and Rangers’ as Livingston name their price for in-demand strikerhttps://t.co/1wEJKvCc4r pic.twitter.com/4RLPRPBC5y
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) June 7, 2020
Spot on. Any player we are genuinely interested in will pick us over rangers if they are signing identical terms.
— Chico (@Charlie49595314) June 7, 2020
Levels pic.twitter.com/R07is89PBK
— Terry Munro (@TerenceMunrocfc) June 7, 2020
No thanks. Strikers live and die by their stats pic.twitter.com/mWPn0eFGIt
— Crackerman (@mostlyceltic81) June 7, 2020
No thanks another player who cannot perform consistently only plays about 4 half decent games a season ?
— Gary (@GaryMcbride82) June 7, 2020
No way are Celtic looking at him,paper filling nonsense,he’d get nowhere near a Celtic team..
— Roomathetop (@roomatthetop67) June 7, 2020
He’s a lump of wood
— Jon Monteith (@MonteithJon) June 7, 2020
I wouldn’t even let him into Paradise to watch Celtic never mind sign him.He’s just a battering ram with zero football ability.
— vinniebhoy (@vinniebhoy2) June 7, 2020