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Matt O’Riley: What are Celtic losing and Brighton gaining?
26 August 2024 Off

Matt O’Riley: What are Celtic losing and Brighton gaining?

By Total Football News

O’Riley’s statistics are impressive.

Since arriving at Celtic, he has provided more assists than anyone in the Scottish Premiership, his 29 being six more than Rangers captain James Tavernier.

O’Riley ranks third when combining goals and assists, his 54 involvements only two behind Heart of Midlothian striker Lawrence Shankland and seven adrift of Tavernier, Rangers’ regular penalty taker.

O’Riley (217) is second only to Tavernier (275) and well ahead of

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Matt O’Riley: Brighton sign Celtic and Denmark midfielder for more than £25m
26 August 2024 Off

Matt O’Riley: Brighton sign Celtic and Denmark midfielder for more than £25m

By Total Football News

Brighton have signed midfielder Matt O’Riley from Scottish champions Celtic for a fee believed to be more than £25m.

The London-born Denmark international has signed a five-year contract until June 2029.

O’Riley, 23, scored 27 goals in 125 appearances for Celtic, winning six trophies including three Scottish Premiership titles.

The fee is Scottish transfer record, surpassing the money paid to Celtic by Al-Ittihad for Jota last summer, and Kieran Tierney’s

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Matt O’Riley: Brighton to sign Celtic midfielder, says Brendan Rodgers
25 August 2024 Off

Matt O’Riley: Brighton to sign Celtic midfielder, says Brendan Rodgers

By Total Football News

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed midfielder Matt O’Riley’s move to Brighton is imminent.

The 23-year-old is absent for Sunday’s league visit to St Mirren, with Rodgers telling BBC Scotland: “He’ll be down in Brighton completing his medical.

“That move should be done over the course of the next couple of days.”

O’Riley, who has two Denmark caps, has scored 27 goals in 125 appearances for Celtic, collecting six winners’

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