CELTIC will boot out any insulting offer they may receive from Crystal Palace for Kris Commons. The London club have been linked with the 31-year-old goalscoring midfielder who is out of contract in the summer. Talks have stalled on an extension to the players current deal and Selhurst Park boss Neil Warnock is lining up a cut-price offer in next months transfer window. A figure as low as £250,000 has been mentioned and that will be rejected out of hand by the Hoops gaffers who could see last seasons top scorer leave for nothing at the end of the season. A source said: Under no circumstances, will Celtic be interested in selling Commons for an insulting figure. Crystal Palace paid £800,000 for Joe Ledley a year ago when he was coming to the end of his contract. Celtic accepted that fee, but at that stage the club were already out of the Champions League and, as such, no revenue would be coming in from European participation. This is a different story. The club really want to do well in the Europa League as well as cleaning up on the domestic front. The manager will require a full squad of experienced campaigners when they take on Inter Milan in the first of the knock-out stages in February. If Crystal Palace believe Celtic will agree to a cut-price figure for their player with so much to play for, then they are sadly wrong and wasting everyones time. Commons, who netted 32 goals last season, is adamant he wants to remain at the SPFL champions. He is looking for a two-year extension and admitted: I feel Ive got a lot to offer over the next couple of years. This is a terrific place to be when you are in all the competitions and are going to attempt to win trophies. Commons, who cost £300,000 when he arrived from Derby County in January 2011, has failed to become a regular starter since the arrival of Deila. However, the Norwegian still insists the club could still come to an agreement with the former Scotland international. He said: There are circumstances that could keep Kris here for three or four years. Thats up to him and the club to agree. Thats what negotiations are all about. It is a positive thing that both parties want it. West Brom and Leicester City are monitoring the situation.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:32:45 +0000
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