Daily Record jumps on board highly unlikely Celtic transfer bandwagon

The Daily Record and Daily Mail are speculating over Matt O’Riley quitting Celtic for Leicester City in January.

You can never say never in football but that rumoured move seems increasingly unlikely for a number of reasons.

Brendan Rodgers seems to be surviving day to day at Leicester after a summer when the brakes were put on spending.

Whether it is Rodgers or his former Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard that is sacked first seems to be the biggest guessing game in the EPL with a rumoured £10m compensation pay out appearing to be all that is keeping the Irishman in his job.

Enthusiastically picking up on a report from the Daily Mail, the Daily Record adds:

The Daily Mail report the Foxes sent chief scout Sean St Ledger to watch the 21-year-old during last week’s Champions League defeat to RB Leipzig as they prepare to step up their interest.

It’s stated it’s “increasingly likely” the Denmark U-21 international may have a decision to make come January as Leicester look to spend their way out of the relegation mire. O’Riley has described Parkhead as the “ideal” place for his development and although the lure of the Premier League could tempt him, Leicester’s currently grim outlook could prompt caution in jumping ship from an environment in which he’s thriving.

O’Riley is very unlikely to see out his Celtic contract which runs until 2026 following his January move from MK Dons.

A move to the EPL seems inevitable but will likely be a very considered choice, there will almost certainly be better options available than jumping into the sinking ship facing a relegation battle under unknown management.