CELTIC and Neil Lennon confirmed Jose Cifuentes was a man they didn’t know much about but he WAS on their radar.
The Ecuadorian midfielder is looking to make the leap to European football and has cited in the past Celtic was a possible destination but Manchester City was also a potential option.
According to reports online, the English Champions have now offered the 20-year-old ‘formal terms’.
City Football Group (dueños del Manchester City) presentó una oferta formal a UC por José Cifuentes, todo debe resolverse en las próximas horas para la salida al exterior del jugador. Estamos a las puertas del primer gran traspaso después del MundialSub20.
— Andres Ponce G. (@AndresPonce28) July 28, 2019
Google Translation: City Football Group (owners of Manchester City) presented a formal offer to UC by José Cifuentes, everything must be resolved in the next few hours for the player to go abroad. We are at the gates of the first major transfer after the MundialSub20.
There is no telling what Man City’s plans are for the player. Their motivation lately has been to sign up an array of young talent before immediately loaning them out. There could be work permit issues surrounding the deal which could stop Jose playing for the club until he reaches a certain amount of caps for his country.
The thought behind Celtic’s interest was the work permit issues wouldn’t be as much of a problem in Scotland.
If it comes down to a choice between the two clubs all things being euqal there’s no chance Celtic could entice the player. The offer of first team football is the main edge Celtic could gain in a deal for the player.
