Matt O’Riley: Celtic reject fourth Atalanta bid for midfielder | Football News

Celtic have rejected a fourth £20million bid from Atalanta for midfielder Matt O’Riley.

The Serie A club have been trying to land the Denmark international for over a month, with previous bids of £14m, £14.3m and £15m all rejected by Celtic.

Brighton are also in talks with the Scottish Premier League champions over O’Riley, with Chelsea and other clubs also interested.

O’Riley, who scored 19 goals and provided 18 assists in 49 games for Brendan Rodgers’ side last season, was the instigator of Celtic’s second goal in their 4-0 win over Kilmarnock in their Scottish Premiership season opener on Sunday.

The 23-year-old has a contract with Celtic until 2027 after the club rejected a £20million bid from Atletico Madrid in January.

Rodgers: Value the player, not the competition

Rodgers has previously warned clubs that O’Riley will not leave Celtic for a song this summer:

“There will obviously be bids coming in for Matt O’Riley, but I repeat, there is no reason for us to sell and we don’t want to sell,” he said. Sky Sports News.

“If an offer comes in that matches the player’s valuation, then it’s a different story.

“Until then I’m pretty relaxed because he’s training really well and working really hard. Until that changes, we’ll just keep focusing on the performance.

“The challenge for teams coming to a club like Celtic is that sometimes they put more value on the competition than the player.

“What I think is important is that when a player leaves here, he pays the price for it. And that doesn’t always happen.

“No player will leave here unless the price is right. And at the moment there is no team that comes close to that.”

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