Scottish Premier League - Big-name duo leave Celtic

Eurosport - Thu, 02 Jul 15:05:00 2009

Paul Hartley and Jan Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink have left Celtic after failing to secure contracts from new manager Tony Mowbray.

FOOTBALL Paul Hartley and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, who have left Celtic after not being offered new contracts - 0

Existing deals for Scotland midfielder Hartley and Netherlands striker Vennegoor of Hesselink wound down this summer and both were allowed to leave by the former West Brom boss.

Mowbray hopes to bring Marc-Antoine Fortune in as a replacement for Vennegoor of Hesselink.

"I had a good long conversation with Paul. He came in to see me," Mowbray said.

"The outcome of that is Paul won't be offered a new contract. He is free to look for other employment.

"I have had no contact with Jan. Jan is out of contract - he is free to seek other employment and I'm pretty sure that's what he will be doing at the moment."

Nancy striker Fortune, rated at £2.5 million, spent the second half of last season on loan at West Brom and has also been interesting Hull City, Fulham and Portsmouth.

"Everything is in the balance," Mowbray said.

"I think it will happen naturally over the next day or two. I'll either be sitting watching him shaking someone's hand and holding a shirt up somewhere at an English club, or you will all come back here in a few days' time and meet the guy yourself."

Hartley, 32, was a late developer and rose to prominence playing for Hearts before his £1.1m move to the Hoops in 2007. He has been linked with a return to Tynecastle and also a move to Greece with Iraklis.

Vennegoor of Hesselink, 30, has seen his time at Parkhead blighted by injury since joining from PSV in 2006 and has been tipped to join another Greek team, Larissa.

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  1. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    you sad sad sweaty jocks get real no one is interested­ in your excuse for football it rates about as highly as­ the scunthorpe sunday league. you are all pathetic­ freaks who talk @#$%, are overweight and stupid

    From brecken87, on Sat 4 Jul 3:43AM

  2. Big names, @#$% players. Good riddance!!!!

    From John L, on Sat 4 Jul 2:22AM

  3. Sirsteve,wanna meet up at the 1st old firm game next­ season & you can discuss your point of view with­ me????

    From METZ, on Sat 4 Jul 12:18AM

  4. sirsteve stay off the kiddie fiddling talk,below the­ mark and not the place for it.

    From tommygunn...Scotlands Elite, on Fri 3 Jul 9:37PM

  5. Inverkenny have to disagree with you son... Wee Aiden­ had one bad season - Simple, and what with all the off­ field shennanigans then it could be understandable. He­ is still young and will only improve... But the wee­ fella is a real talent... As for Skippy, his goals were­ a God send last season - He kept us in it. The problem­ wasn't skippy but the strikers around him. If we­ get a really good striker to work off him, he could be­ another George McCluskey. Add to that a good passer in­ midfield and a half decent left back and we might go­ places - What's with all the doom and gloom?

    From NokturnalKelt, on Fri 3 Jul 9:31PM

  6. #187 Cheers Ginge,always nice to know there are some­ decent tic out there,would say the same for you if the­ need arose

    From METZ, on Fri 3 Jul 8:37PM

  7. & davejones feck off,leave the discussions to us­ big boys

    From METZ, on Fri 3 Jul 8:25PM

  8. But sirsteve you are racist,bigoted,and vile

    From METZ, on Fri 3 Jul 8:23PM

  9. Inver probalbly wouldn't be good at a computer­ manager game ON EASY!!!!!

    From lesleyanneprice, on Fri 3 Jul 8:19PM

  10. stuart I also remember what Pauline G said after Tommy­ Burns funeral,he comes on here trying to fool us that­ he is inteligent,he is a pond life

    From mac, on Fri 3 Jul 8:16PM

  11. paul g,what time do u start yir windea round lol

    From mac, on Fri 3 Jul 8:14PM

  12. Paul G CHAMPION TURD BURGLAR

    From offmymash, on Fri 3 Jul 8:02PM

  13. Inver, every day I thank God that you are not in charge­ at the club I support.

    From GEORGE, on Fri 3 Jul 7:52PM

  14. If God has taken him for his sin's then all­ chappel's would have to close cause all the­ preist's would be in JAIL BUT WHAT'S A PEDO­ UNDER THE COLLAR

    From gillyrfc, on Fri 3 Jul 7:38PM
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    Mowbray has not gone far enough, there needs to be a­ clear out, MacDonald and McGeady have to go too, when­ Celtic get a decent forward line you'll see the­ difference, Celtic, like Rangers, have just been­ signing forwards who can just pick up scraps but­ aren't good enough at the game to create their own­ or create for others, MacDonald and McGeady are not­ great players, anything but.

    From inverkenny, on Fri 3 Jul 6:37PM
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    Point 204, your having a laugh aint you? We all know­ the past now shut it

    From Paul G CHAMPIONS, on Fri 3 Jul 5:58PM

  17. Point 198, Celtic has always had the lower class people­ support them. FACT

    From Paul G CHAMPIONS, on Fri 3 Jul 5:46PM

  18. Do you call not paying the guy 2 weeks wages beause­ they said he did not turn up to training when he was­ clearly given permission not to. Very petty ceptic. The­ guy was the most loyal player celtic ever had. All he­ wanted to do was play but celtic wouldnt let him­ because he didnt want to leave. Very Very out of order.­ Fifa will take you to the cleaners on this one as if­ you read the full article he has a very very strong­ case of being treated badly. The unions think so too.­ Lawell really needs to get a life.

    From Paul G CHAMPIONS, on Fri 3 Jul 5:45PM

  19. Pt196...As a boss??? you should know the answer to this­ question.... does a verbal agreement stand up in a­ court of law?

    From stub1, on Fri 3 Jul 5:34PM

  20. Same old stories at ceptic park. I liked the balde one­ though. Celtic are trying to rip the guy off.

    From Paul G CHAMPIONS, on Fri 3 Jul 5:30PM
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