{"id":193530,"date":"2025-10-11T20:28:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T20:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/193530\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T20:28:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T20:28:15","slug":"two-transfer-targets-explain-why-they-didnt-join-celtic-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/193530\/","title":{"rendered":"Two transfer targets explain why they didn\u2019t join Celtic this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\tLong-standing Celtic transfer target Sondre Orjasaeter has revealed that the Hoops were unable to reach a transfer agreement with his Norwegian side this summer\u2026\"SondreSondre Orjasaeter of Norway during the UEFA European Under-21 Qualifier playoff football match between Norway and Finland on November 19, 2024 in Stavanger. Photo: Marius Simensen<\/p>\n

However, he stated that he would not have joined Celtic regardless, as he feels his style of play is not well-suited to Scottish football. The Scottish champions held discussions with Sarpsborg over the winger, but he ultimately completed a \u00a35 million move to Twente Enschede.<\/p>\n

He has now spoken out to explain why a move to Celtic never materialised. Speaking via Daily Record<\/a>, Orjasaeter said: \u201cIt\u2019s true that Celtic got serious. We still couldn\u2019t reach an agreement. The fee Sarpsborg was asking for was a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I also didn\u2019t think it was the right move for me. Celtic are a huge club, with a great history, but I honestly don\u2019t think I\u2019m cut out for Scottish football.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SondreMoldes Halldor Stenevik og Sarpsborg 08s Sondre Orjasaeter under eliteseriekampen i fotball mellom Sarpsborg 08 og Molde pa Sarpsborg Stadion. Foto: Christoffer Andersen \/ NTB Sarpsborg Norge<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Twente contacted me, it was immediately clear to me and my agent that it was a no-brainer of a decision to move there. It was a great opportunity for me and I didn\u2019t hesitate. Twente are a good club, in a league full of technically gifted, attacking players.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Eredivisie is a fantastic platform for young footballers anyway,\u201d he continued. \u201cI just had a good feeling. And after just one day here, I knew this was the right choice for me\u201d<\/p>\n

It was similar reasons for David Strelec, who this week shared the reasons why a possible transfer to Celtic proved to be a complex situation.<\/p>\n

\"DavidDavid Strelec of Middlesbrough scores his team\u2019s first goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion at Riverside Stadium on September 19, 2025. (Photo by George Wood\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cCeltic was a more realistic option in the winter,\u201d the Slovakian told Pressko Podcast<\/a>. \u201cWhereas this summer, it was basically not an option at all. What surprised me was that their media put it out, though my father probably didn\u2019t help with his words!\u201d<\/p>\n

The former Slovan Bratislava striker added: \u201cThere were only two serious options this summer. Monterrey in Mexico and Middlesbrough. I had a call with Monterrey, but I was much more inclined to Middlesbrough.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DavidDavid Strelec of Middlesbrough in action during the Sky Bet Championship match between Middlesbrough and Stoke City at Riverside Stadium on September 30, 2025. (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to stay in European football. Celtic were there in the winter, but it all got complicated around an agent they were using that wasn\u2019t my agent. It all got complicated.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, Celtic is a big club. It wasn\u2019t an easy decision. But I\u2019d also spoken with Middlesbrough in the winter \u2013 I spoke with their scout and sporting director \u2013 and I could feel that they really wanted me. I just felt if I could get a transfer here it would be a really good move.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Conor Spence<\/p>\n

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\"CelticCeltic in the Eighties and Willie Fernie \u2013 Putting on the Style both by David Potter. Photo The Celtic Star<\/p>\n

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\"DannyDanny McGrain signing copies of Celtic in the Eighties by David Potter. Photo: Celtic Star Books<\/p>\n

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