Celtic boss says prospect of losing Odsonne Edouard for free will concern the club
Last updated 13th Aug 2021
Ange Postecoglou admits the possibility of Odsonne Edouard leaving Celtic for free will concern the Parkhead club.
The 23-year-old signed from Paris St Germain in 2018 for a reported fee of £9millon, after an initial loan spell at the Glasgow club, and his contract is up at the end of the season.
Despite speculation linking the French striker with Brighton, Hoops boss Postecoglou is not aware of any concrete bids.
Reports claim Edouard is prepared to let his contract expire, leaving him free to speak to other clubs in January, and the former Australia boss admits the prospect of losing such a valuable asset for nothing will be a worry for the club.
Ahead of the second leg of their Europa League qualifier against FK Jablonec on Thursday night, which the Hoops lead 4-2 from the first leg in the Czech Republic, Postecoglou said: I think you are in right in saying that is a club concern rather than my concern right now.
No, (I'm) not concerned at all.
If it means he stays here and contributes then so be it, but again that is stuff that I am not really spending too much time thinking about.
I have been at pains to say that there are certain things that are out of my control that I'm just not going to waste time during this period anyway, where it is really hectic, thinking about it.
My total focus is getting the team ready for these games, playing our football which is not easy and needs a lot of attention from me and the staff, and also working on bringing players in.
I have left outgoings totally to other people, that's other people's concerns.
You are probably right, there is a concern there around cashing him in, but those are probably questions for other people.''