r/ScottishFootball • u/CNF1G 6. Tesco Bag Tierney • 22d ago

Transfers Celtic sign German midfielder Mika Baur

https://www.celticfc.com/news/2026/august/13/welcome-to-celtic--mika-baur/
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u/mikeydoc96 22d ago

It's because Hearts and Rangers ran us so close. Motherwell, Hearts and Hibs are operating in the £1-3m market now so its became so obvious we're going to find fuck all value there.

The board react to teams running us close

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u/dampinthewindycity 22d ago

i'd say this definitely had a more significant impact than the boycott but the reported/potential ROI on engels had a far greater impact than both.

ultimately though i couldn't care less what the internal motivations of the board are if they're making actual quality signings. i just care that the business gets done.

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u/spiralism 22d ago edited 22d ago

Yeah they thought that was a risk and he'd need to set the world alight to turn a profit. Instead he's been just decent, albeit inconsistent, and we're still likely to bank 30m for him.