Celtic gave Brighton five reasons to splurge on Matt O'Riley transfer that will terrify the Premier League
dailyrecord.co.ukBrighton are on the brink of smashing the Scottish transfer record to snap up Matt O'Riley - and Celtic have already given their English Premier League rivals a host of reasons to be worried.
The Seagulls have seen off interest from across Europe to snap up the midfielder from the Scottish Premiership champions in a £30m package deal that will smash the Scottish transfer record - that has been set by the £25m sales by Kieran Tierney to Arsenal in 2019 and Jota to Al-Ittihad last summer when they left Celtic Park.
A deal is expected to be concluded over the weekend - and while O'Riley won't make Fabian Hurzeler's squad for the early kick-off on Saturday against Manchester United top flight sides know they have plenty of reasons to be worried about the arrival of the Danish international.
Ange Postecoglou - who brought O'Riley to Celtic for £1.5m from MK Dons - praised his adaptability in the midfielder engine room and his attacking threat back in 2022: “For Matt in particular, playing a little bit deeper, he was restricted in terms of how forward he could get.
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