Cyriel Dessers is convinced Rangers can end their wait for a win at Celtic Park when the Premiership title thriller reaches fever pitch after the split.
21.03.2024 - 22:35 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Andy Walker reckons a £6millon fee to sign Paulo Bernardo is a 'bit steep' - as he made a case for looking closer to home.
Brendan Rodgers snapped up the midfielder as part of his Celtic summer recruitment on a loan deal from Benfica - a similar style of agreement Ange Postecoglou landed for Jota - and reports claim that the Hoops have 'indicated' to the Portuguese giants they are ready to do business over a permanent deal for the midfielder.
Walker believes that, bar a purple patch at the midway point of the season, the loanee hasn't really had the big impact on games that you would expect for the fee being quoted. Jota and Cameron Carter-Vickers both joined permanently for similar transfer fees after successful loan stints from Benfica and Tottenham - but the Go Radio pundit has been more coy over Bernardo as he used the Motherwell example from over the years as a route they could take once more.
He said: "It seems a bit steep if it is £6million. If that is the type of fee you need to pay. I look around Scotland and for example Lennon Miller at Motherwell.
"I think he has great potential. Celtic have a a long history of going and getting players like Stephen Pearson from Motherwell in midfield, David Turnbull and my good friend Phil O'Donnell.
"Lennon Miller I think is someone who will go on to bigger and better things but £6m for Bernardo? It seems very steep.
"As a Celtic player, obviously his big highlight was scoring against Rangers and then he got a goal at Dundee I think. He was on his best run at the time and was influencing games and I thought he played really well at St Mirren earlier in the year.
"But I think it is a lot of money for someone who has played a decent amount of games but not really impressed that much
Cyriel Dessers is convinced Rangers can end their wait for a win at Celtic Park when the Premiership title thriller reaches fever pitch after the split.
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