Scottish Premier League - Celtic McCarthy bid confirmed

Eurosport - Thu, 14 May 14:02:00 2009

Hamilton boss Billy Reid has confirmed Celtic have made a bid for star midfielder James McCarthy.

FOOTBALL 2008-2009 Scottish Premier League Hamilton Academical James McCarthy - 0

Reid refused to divulge the amount of the offer but revealed it was set to be rejected by the Lanarkshire club.

He told PA Sport: "The club have received an offer for James. I can say at this stage that it will be rejected."

Celtic's offer is the second to be knocked back by Accies in the past week after they rejected an approach from Portsmouth for a fee reportedly in the region of £500,000.

McCarthy, 18, is arguably the hottest property in Scottish football and recently capped a superb debut season in the SPL by winning the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award.

His agent Willie McKay has claimed the player would snub a move to the Premier League in order to join Celtic.

Reid added: "We're keeping James informed at all times of the situation.

"At this stage, he's just focusing on the final two games of the season."

Should Hamilton reject Celtic's initial bid, it remains to be see whether the Scottish champions will return with an improved offer.

PA Sport / Eurosport

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  1. hi SINGIN' GINGER i'm sorry i though aberdeen­ were at home but it'll be even better when the gers­ lose at ipox the bottleing muppets hail hail up the­ hoop and may sue honey may be in touch if she can stop­ plundering her kinckers or may be her fingers r stuck­ LOL!!!

    From spud, on Sat 16 May 11:34AM
  2. Gary your a f uckin vagina!dont be worried about th­ hoops transfer policies,stick to th hu ns site and take­ that other rodent g string with you..pair a pri cks,­ want to talk about dodjy shouts with celtic fans on th­ celtic page,we feel your pain !

    From zzgus f, on Sat 16 May 3:23AM
  3. pt58 singin' ginger more than likely maybe she has­ get it sorted sorry for not getting back sooner but i­ was look though other page and fell of my seat at­ broadfoots mishap and your blogs about it

    From spud, on Sat 16 May 12:24AM
  4. SPUD - I wonder how my wee burd SUEHONEY is today? Is­ her fingers still swollen from typing on Wednesday?­ Wi' they big sausage fingers, she must've had a­ good time plundering her knickers yesterday and today!!­ LOL!!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Fri 15 May 8:59PM
  5. pt50 just 2 say sorry i notice sum blogs have been­ removed or renumbered so once again very sorry 2 give­ out 2 u about it

    From spud, on Fri 15 May 8:31PM
  6. pt53 he did on tue night and o so wrong it was i hope­ big jans up front on sun with skippy samaras should be­ of load at the end of the season better with a­ chocolate fire guard or teapot

    From spud, on Fri 15 May 7:54PM
  7. stuart how is it gone looking forward 2 see the new­ signing if it happens hamilton have said it'll be­ rejected hope not up the hoops

    From spud, on Fri 15 May 7:33PM
  8. paulg r u not talking 2 me any more ­ ­ as­ for stuart and singin' ginger get ready 2 party­ bhoys after the rangers bottle it at aberdeen and the­ celtic win at easter road

    From spud, on Fri 15 May 7:21PM
  9. Point 47 Wtf are you ranting on about now?

    Not every­ player at a club can be a first pick and the players­ you mentioned all have dozens of apps between them.­ Killen probably the biggest disappointment, but who in­ their right mind would unneccesarily break up Skippy­ and Jan who were awesome last season.

    From GEORGE, on Fri 15 May 7:08PM
  10. pt17 wake up go 2 ipox sum time and see that celticpark­ is bigger and better and thas a far better football­ team getitupu u ned

    From spud, on Fri 15 May 6:24PM
  11. pt10 can't wait 2 see it out at the end of the­ season i think as for pt32 keep on exporting the­ handbags hope u make tuns of money as for pt50 check­ out the no. of the point before bloging sorry but u got­ the wrong no. and your blog doesn't make any sense

    From spud, on Fri 15 May 5:46PM
  12. point 9, are you having a laugh? celtic are a buying­ club? don't talk pi.sh they are a selling club,­ just wait and see in the coming months stuart.

    From Gary S, on Fri 15 May 5:23PM
  13. pt3 the huns could not afford 2 pay for his laces up to­ your knees in fenian blood more like over your head in­ debt and sinking fast o by the way how is murry getting­ on trying 2 sign the pliot who landed in the hudson­ river 2 save your sinking ship and if he can not sign­ him will u be the first rat 2 leave it getitupu u ned

    From spud, on Fri 15 May 5:08PM
  14. pt19 i take it he has not been 2 any games this season­ then because all the games played there have be c.rap­ just a fair weather fan than

    From spud, on Fri 15 May 4:48PM
  15. G wilson ur funny! I agree with buying players but I­ fail to see the point of buying them just because ur­ manager doesn't like players performing well­ against u, Rangers do the same, but more so Celts. Have­ u never heard of rotation or does Strachan just pick­ players on how they look in the shower. Before ur­ predictable and say I'm confusing Strachan with­ myself, I'm not. Sorry, thought I'd lower­ myself for a second, I ask an honest question and­ George tries (and succeeds)in being a muppet so I just­ wondered how it felt to be incapable of making a valid­ point.

    From stubateman13, on Fri 15 May 2:20PM
  16. Point 44. It's quite possible he'll start most­ games from the bench, but when a club has 30 plus­ players and untill the rules change from being 11­ a-side, most players will find themselves not starting.

    From GEORGE, on Fri 15 May 12:56PM
  17. Point 39. A player under contract can only leave if a­ fee is agreed.

    In other words both sides have­ accepted the amount.

    From GEORGE, on Fri 15 May 12:49PM
  18. to comment 44
    yes is the answer . he will just warm­ the bench .while he is a top prospect for the future­ .he is not quite good enough to get into the 1st team .­ so if celtic do eventually buy him i would prefer to­ see him stay on loan at hamilton for another season

    From simonk, on Fri 15 May 10:55AM
  19. Will McCarthy not just become another bench warmer?­ Killen, Riordan, Flood, Mark Brown, Wilson, Zaluska­ when he arrives. Have I missed anyone? By the way­ I'm not Anti-Celtic or Pro-Rangers.

    From stubateman13, on Fri 15 May 10:37AM
  20. HAIL HAIL !

    From Timabhouy, on Fri 15 May 10:16AM
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