‘Still weighing up options’ Sky Sports reporter with Giakoumakis latest
Soccer Football - Scottish League Cup - Semi Final - Celtic v Kilmarnock - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - January 14, 2023 Celtic's Georgios Giakoumakis scores their second goal past Kilmarnock's Sam Walker REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Despite the earlier tweet from Fabrizio Romano the proposed transfer of Giorgos Giakoumakis to Urawa Red Diamonds is not yet done and dusted.
It seems that a €4m fee has been agreed between the two clubs but at the age of 28 the striker isn’t yet prepared to commit his future to the J-League.
With a fortnight still to go before the transfer window closes Giakoumakis seems to be in demand with his agent looking to find out exactly what is available.
Celtic have accepted an offer from Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds for striker Giorgos Giakoumakis.@SkySportsNews understands the initial fee is £3m.
However, Giakoumakis is still weighing up his options, amid strong interest from Atlanta United.
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— Anthony Joseph (@AnthonyRJoseph) January 16, 2023
A fee of just €4m isn’t likely to transform Ange Postecoglou’s transfer plans with supporters concerned about how the goals and presence of Giakoumakis is replaced.
With a formation that uses just one striker the 28-year-old Greek internationalist is the only natural alternative to Kyogo Furuhashi who has started all seven of Celtic’s matches since the World Cup break.
Celtic had been strongly linked with Cho Gue-sung but that trail seemed to go cold over the weekend with the striker likely to remain in Korea till the summer.