After tweeting that Rocco Vata had turned down a four year contract from Celtic Mark Hendry has quickly added that the player remains in negotiations.
With his contract expiring at the end of this season interest from Italy has been widely reported in the 18-year-old but he made an unexpected return to the Celtic squad that faced Buckie Thistle in the Scottish Cup.
Vata hadn’t made a matchday squad under Brendan Rodgers but came off the bench to score his first top team goal as Celtic progressed into the next round of the cup with a 5-0 victory over the Highland League side.
That development seemed to have opened the doors to a new contract but it seems that things are complicated as Hendry’s tweets demonstrate.
Vata’s representatives remain in talks with Celtic over a long-term deal. https://t.co/hBfjdMUSm4
— Mark Hendry (@mhendry92) January 29, 2024
With just three days left to complete transfers it would seem natural that incoming deals are a priority.
Vata’s situation does seem to have flip flopped over the last year, the tweets above suggest that there is still some mileage left before the future of the Irish u-21 internationalist is decided.
Lol so much Skinto FC the new klub from ibrox having no money,they have just outdone us in the transfer market.
So tell me who’s the club with the most money,it certainly don’t look like us,sevco are putting us to shame.
They always will put us to shame Scud as they have far better directors who care far more for their club than our old grey mob do anyway, the hoarding old bar stewards that they all are !
Walk away. You will only regret it if he turns out to be Messi 2.
Who the fcuk is Mark Hendry…
But if the guy’s telling the truth that probably puts paid to any dreams that I had of Celtic landing Shankland !