ESPN have published a report linking SIX EPL clubs with Matt O’Riley.
Celtic signed the former Fulham prospect on a long term deal in January when he arrived from MK Dons but his form has quickly attracted attention.
O’Riley appears perfectly happy with life at Celtic but as he demonstrated by going down a division to get regular football with MK Dons he has a very clear vision of how he sees his future being played out.
ESPN reports:
Celtic midfielder Matt O’Riley is attracting plenty of attention from some of Europe’s biggest clubs, including Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United, according to ESPN sources.
O’Riley moved to Celtic from MK Dons in January for £1.5m and his form and statistics have caught the eye of teams all around Europe, with sources saying there could yet be a late move for him in this transfer window.
Celtic have no interest in losing the 21-year-old, sources said, but a bid in the region of £15m-£20m could be tempting in this window, though it is expected his value will increase this year if he continues his impressive run.
If a bid is forthcoming in this transfer window then sources told ESPN that Newcastle United and Leicester City are the most likely who’ll be trying to tempt the English-born Denmark U21 midfielder to the Premier League. Scouts from Wolfsburg and Lille have also watched O’Riley play and have come away impressed.
With less than a week to go in the transfer window it is highly unlikely that O’Riley will be on the move but these reports are likely to be followed up in January.
In less than two weeks O’Riley will be playing in the Champions League which will give him a platform to push for a place in Denmark’s World Cup squad.
Moving at this stage of the season won’t hold much appeal but as a former England youth internationalist it is likely that he will see himself playing in the EPL at some stage in his careerr.
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These clubs should piss off and try developing players of their own.
Matt is a very very good player only 21 has plenty of time to earn big bucks for him and celtic 15 20 mill not a chance they pay that for a reserve player In the epl if he continues the way is playing for us he will break our record transfer fee by a large margin the scout who picked him up a big bonus awaits him or her well done .