Celtic increase valuation of Matt O’Riley to €40 million ahead of bidding frenzy | OneFootball

Celtic Reportedly value Matt at €40 million, and quite rightly too. It was reported at the weekend that Atletico Madrid will be looking to test Celtic’s resolve with yet another bid for Matt O’Riley.

Well now the Spanish giants know the asking price and will be well aware of the strong interest in signing the Celtic Player of the Year this summer. According to one of Spain’s leading newspapers Diario AS, the La Liga side will look to snap up the Danish international if they negotiate the contract termination of current midfielder Saul.

According to the reliable outlet, Celtic now value Matt at a whopping €40 million (£33.8 million) a significant increase on the £18 million the Spanish club believed Matt was worth just a short few months ago when they attempted to acquire him on loan with an obligation to buy, this summer.

If Celtic are going to be giving multiple top league clubs the entirely reasonable €40 million valuation then it’s likely that the Scottish transfer record, held of course by Celtic, will be smashed this summer.

Maybe more lowball offers in the region of £22-£27 million will be seen as being more realistic for a player from the Scottish Premiership but Celtic are correct to demand top dollar for our most valuable asset within our playing staff.

Too many clubs lowball our club when they should know better, especially when you see average players down south going for eye watering fees. Matt O’Riley is a player who has proved he can compete at a high level with his displays in Europes premier competition. He also recently signed an extension to his contract so it’s only right we demand a high fee for his services.

Celtic is expecting plenty of interest in Matt O’Riley this summer and this time there will be no bargains. If the asking price is met that will also see Matt’s previous club MK Dons benefit from their reported 10% sell-on clause, so after selling the player to Celtic for the release clause value of £1.5m in January 2022, they could be set to pick up double that after O’Riley’s development at Celtic.

Incidentally, anyone watching Denmark yesterday will be astonished that Matt O’Riley was not in that team. Indeed he wasn’t even in their squad.

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