If Celtic snooze they'll lose as Rodgers issues O'Riley price warning
Brendan Rodgers has warned the Celtic board they "cannot snooze" on transfers but insists there will be no Scottish Premiership discounts applied at the till for Matt O'Riley.
The Irishman said: "It's actually been straightforward with Matt because he's such a great professional. I think the challenge when teams come to a club like Celtic, they sometimes can place a value on the league and not the player. We all understand the model here; players will come in and develop.
Last season's double winners are yet to add an outfield player to their squad this summer, with the only new faces so far coming in the shape of goalkeepers Kasper Schmeichel and Viljami Sinisalo. However, Paulo Bernardo is expected to complete a £3.4million permanent switch from Benfica imminently following a successful loan spell last season.
"Hopefully it's a matter of hours. He's due in for a medical so hopefully all will be well," Rodgers told Sky Sports when asked about Bernardo. "We still have work to do. In transfers, there's always moving parts, it's never as easy as just seeing a player and bringing him in. But I would hope by the end of August we would have the team set up how we would've wanted it, because it's so important.
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