BRENDAN RODGERS insists Celtic won’t be forced into selling Matt O’Riley. The Hoops are thought to have thrown out bids from Serie A side Atalanta for the Danish international. 4 Matt O'Riley is wanted by Atalanta and a host of other clubs Credit: SNS 4 Brendan Rodgers and Kasper Schmeichel held the pre-match press conference 4 The Hoops boss had a warning for O'Riley - and his potential recruiters Credit: PA Their last offer was believed to be in the region of £15.
5million and boss Rodgers is adamant O’Riley doesn’t have to leave on the cheap. He said: “Celtic is a club where you can move on but you don’t have to and it’s a very difficult club to move on from. “I think we all understand, the people close to Celtic , the model Celtic works to.
“Matt’s been at the club for three years, he’s developed into the player he has and he knows the privilege it is to play for Celtic. Read More Celtic stories NO, 'TA Celtic 'reject new bid for Matt O'Riley but clubs locked in talks over sale' LONELY BHOY Sinisalo opens up on first spell in Scotland as he vows to push Schmeichel “Of course naturally how it works is the player gets that opportunity to move on. “Naturally with the wages that are on offer for players then that makes it a real challenge for Celtic to compete at that level.
“But what I’ve seen with Matt is he’s a first-class professional. He’s a really humble guy who’s really devoted to his profession and he knows what he has here. “We�.