Celtic unlikely to match Brentford’s offer for Dara O’Shea

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·6 August 2024

Celtic unlikely to match Brentford’s offer for Dara O’Shea

Brentford have made a second bid for Celtic target Dara O’Shea and are confident of securing him from Burnley. The Premier League side have reportedly bid in the hope to lure the Irishman to London.

According to transfer journalist Graeme Bailey at HITC, O’Shea is wanted by Thomas Frank’s Brentford as they prepare for the new season.

O’Shea joined Burnley in a deal worth £7m last summer for their assault on the top division, making 37 appearances and scoring 4 times and providing 4 assists. However, the report appears to suggest that Burnley would be looking to make a handsome profit on the Ireland Internationalist. This would likely put him outside of the realistic transfer bracket for the Scottish Champions.

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Celtic are in the market for a new left sided central defender to partner Cameron Carter-Vickers with Liam Scales and Stephen welsh playing supporting roles. The club appears to be active in offloading players, with Gustaf Lagerbielke, Maik Nawrocki and Yuki Kobayashi all available this summer.

O’Shea was a target but anything over the £7m mark would be unlikely for Celtic to go for given that they look to be run in the most sustainable manner. It is likely that O’Shea will go for +£10m and Celtic are always going to struggle to justify a fee of that size.

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