Celtic boss Rodgers confirms interest from Chelsea for keeper Gordon - 7M sport

Celtic boss Rodgers confirms interest from Chelsea for keeper Gordon



Posted Saturday, January 28, 2017 by Tribalfootball.com

Celtic boss Rodgers confirms interest from Chelsea for keeper Gordon

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers confirmed an offer has been received from Chelsea for keeper Craig Gordon but remains adamant that his keeper is not for sale.

"He has 18 months left on his contract and I want to keep him here to build a team around.

"We have no interest in selling him.

"When the club spoke to me about it, my message was very simple. He is not a player we want to sell."

Asked if £3million was a derisory figure for Gordon, he said: "It is certainly not his valuation, that is for sure.

"I don't want to put any numbers on it. The message is pretty clear. He is not for sale.

"I repeat again, if a player is to go out of Celtic then the club will get their worth for the player.

"It will be at our valuation, irrespective of what the perception is of the league.

"In the real world, every player has a valuation but there are four days to go in the window.

"I don't want to be in the mind-set of moving a goalkeeper with four days to go, a goalkeeper we have been building up to become a Champions League goalkeeper.

"To move him on and try to find a replacement is a very difficult thing to do.

"I would hope the only thing that comes out of it that we can renegotiate with Craig and get him here for a longer period than the 18 months he has left.

"Craig will tell you that even before this speculation arose, I had spoke with him and it was something I was very keen to do.

"With the interest, of course, it is maybe something that brings it that forward that little bit quicker."



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