{"id":243974,"date":"2026-05-18T12:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/celtic-sold-birmingham-city-star-for-10m-now-he-cant-hit-a-barn-door\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:44:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:44:22","slug":"celtic-sold-birmingham-city-star-for-10m-now-he-cant-hit-a-barn-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/celtic-sold-birmingham-city-star-for-10m-now-he-cant-hit-a-barn-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic sold Birmingham City star for \u00a310m, now he “can’t hit a barn door”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Celtic<\/a>‘s transfer model is one of the most well-worn narratives in British football – buy shrewdly, develop, sell, repeat. <\/p>\n

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Odsonne Edouard arrived as a raw talent and left for Crystal Palace in 2021 for around \u00a314m. Jota lit up the Premiership with his mercurial dribbling, only to be sold to Al-Ittihad for a reported \u00a325m in 2023 after just one full season.<\/p>\n

And last summer, Matt O’Riley – arguably the creative heartbeat of a title-winning side – was snapped up by Brighton for a fee in the region of \u00a325m.<\/p>\n

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Celtic’s most expensive sales – click for full list<\/a><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

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Rank<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Player<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Fee<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Sold to<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Year<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

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=1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Matt O\u2019Riley<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a325m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Brighton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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=1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Jota<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a325m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Al-Ittihad<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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=1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kieran Tierney<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a325m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Arsenal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2019<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Moussa Dembele<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a319.7m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lyon<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2018<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Nicolas Kuhn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a316.5m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Como<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Odsonne Edouard<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a314m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kristoffer Ajer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a313.5m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Brentford<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Virgil van Dijk<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a313m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Southampton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2015<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Victor Wanyama<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a312.5m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Southampton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2013<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Jeremie Frimpong<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a311.5m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bayer Leverkusen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Now, with the summer transfer window approaching, the latest name dominating the exit conversation is Daizen Maeda, with Chris Sutton claiming the forward is irreplaceable.<\/p>\n

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“He is pretty much irreplaceable. From what he does, it’s incredible.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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“You’ve seen some greats that have left the football club, maybe not at their level, but for example, if a goalscorer leaves, you can bring in a goalscorer, but you’re not bringing somebody in that does what Daizen Maeda can do.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

And the Japan star won’t have to look far for a warning of what might happen if he leaves at the wrong time, with international teammate Kyogo Furuhashi struggling at Birmingham City and now set to be sold.<\/p>\n

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\n Kyogo could be sold amid Birmingham struggles
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Kyogo left Celtic to join Rennes for a fee of around \u00a310m in January 2025, but was sold to Birmingham for around \u00a38m just six months later.<\/p>\n

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Despite playing 28 times in the Championship this season, the 31 year-old scored only once, tallying just three strikes across all competitions.<\/p>\n

And former Blue Clinton Morrison has told GOAL<\/a> the forward could now be sold this summer: \u201cHe was getting the chances at Birmingham City but just wasn’t putting them in, and that can happen. That’s just a player short on confidence and it hasn’t really worked out. His work rate’s fantastic but you’ve got to have a bit more than work rate when you’re a number nine. You need to score goals and he was getting opportunities and he was just rushing at them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if he had started there in his first few games and started scoring a lot of goals as a centre-forward, his confidence would have just gone back through the roof and he would have scored a lot of goals, but he hasn’t been anywhere near it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s a player they could move on because he’s on big money and they try to see if they can get some money for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

EFL pundit Don Goodman also told the outlet: \u201cIn terms of value for money, it’s gone horribly wrong with regard to that particular transfer. And it’s surprising, really. I like his movement. He’s energetic, he’s quick. But he didn’t look like he could hit a barn door, if I’m honest with you, after a difficult start.\u201d<\/p>\n

Celtic owner Dermot Desmond has come under heavy criticism for his decision-making around both managers and squad building in recent years, but it’s fair to say Kyogo was yet another case of Celtic’s buy-low sell-high strategy working to perfection.<\/p>\n

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Celtic could replace Hyun-jun Yang as a starter by making a move for a star they attempted to sign in January.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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