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(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)<\/p>\nA host of Italian clubs are on alert despite the Premier League side remaining keen to keep the playmaker at the AMEX<\/p>\n
16:49, 22 Jun 2025Updated 19:52, 22 Jun 2025<\/p>\n
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In-demand Matt O’Riley<\/a> has reportedly told Brighton he would prefer to join Roma this summer if he leaves the club.<\/p>\n But that could leave Celtic’s sell-on windfall at risk with the Serie A <\/a>giants looking to avoid a major Financial Fair Play pitfall.<\/p>\n The Hoops have already seen the Parkhead coffers boosted this summer by a sell-on windfall after Jeremie Frimpong<\/a>‘s move to Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n And the Scottish champions powerbrokers are on alert again amid reports that Napoli made a \u00a325.6million (\u20ac30million) offer for the Danish international just 12 months on from his \u00a325million Parkhead exit.<\/p>\n Celtic<\/a> hold a sell-on clause in the deal – if Brighton secure a profit – that took the 24-year-old to the AMEX Stadium last season – but the Seagulls are said to be in no rush to sell with talks “ongoing” over a deal.<\/p>\n La Gazzetta dello Sport now claim Roma have already made contact with the midfielder\u2019s entourage with O’Riley “eager” to join the club.<\/p>\n However, I Giallorossi are said to be ‘formulating” a loan offer with obligation to buy next summer – with Brighton demanding \u00a330million for the playmaker.<\/p>\n It is noted that Roma are currently focussed on selling players to balance the books before the June 30 FFP deadline.<\/p>\n O’Riley is said to be willing to wait for a move to link up with Gian Piero Gasperini – who is a big fan of the player having previously attempted to bring him to Atalanta from Celtic.<\/p>\n O’Riley endured an injury-hampered debut campaign at the AMEX Stadium but showed flashes of his best form in the final weeks of the season.<\/p>\n But the man himself has bemoaned the fact he’s been unable to play in his favoured position under head coach Fabian Hurzeler – with Georginio Rutter deployed in the playmaker role.<\/p>\n Speaking in his homeland, the Denmark international said: “I am not completely happy, and I am just giving my opinion.<\/p>\n \u201cIt makes it difficult to show off when you play a position you are not completely happy with. I can play better for the team if I play the number eight position, but I can play well in other positions.<\/p>\n “You can say it in a way that is not aggressive. If you are honest with another person, you don\u2019t lose anything. The coach can always say he doesn\u2019t agree.”<\/p>\n Follow Record Sport <\/strong>on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for all of the up-to-the-minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.<\/p>\n You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers<\/a> and Celtic<\/a> pages, and sign up to our newsletters<\/a> to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We’re also on WhatsApp, where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to your phone. Join our Rangers community here<\/a> and our Celtic community here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tune in to Hotline Live<\/a> every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport’s newest podcast, Game On<\/a>, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Celtic](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_JS333129752.jpg\")
Celtic netted big on likes of Matt O’Riley and they’ve got assets in their squad on top of healthy balance sheet<\/p>\n