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Rodgers wants wee Joe..

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The former Liverpool boss has worked with the Wales international for two clubs - the Reds and Swansea City - and is now keen on another reunion with the midfielder

New Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers admits that he is interested in signing Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen as the Scottish champions look to strengthen their squad this summer.

The 26-year-old is entering the final year of his contract at Anfield and only started eight Premier League matches last season. Nevertheless, Rodgers has worked with the Wales international at both Swansea City and Liverpool, and is keen to link up with him once more in Scotland.

"Joe is a wonderful player and I always look at all my former players," Rodgers was quoted as saying by The Daily Mail.

Asked if there was a limit on the wages he can offer at Celtic, Rodgers continued: "In any of the meetings that I had, that was never spoken about".

"I don't know what has happened before. All I can talk about is my experience. Every club will run on affordability and availability. I understand the market - I know that I can't go out and get Luis Suarez, but I know that the club will push to get the best possible player that we can and that is what they have done".

"Yes, absolutely [I can target high-profile signings]. That is the case. All I ever want is the highest quality. It's not about numbers. I need quality over quantity. When you have a level of two or three players that can really lift the group, you find they raise the bar."

Allen is currently playing at Euro 2016 with Wales and started all three games in Group B as Chris Coleman's men sealed top spot.
 
Two points, I imagine Celtic can't offer big money to sign him and it would cost us a lot more to replace him on the bench for a player of similar quality.

Also, would Allen's style suit the Scottish game? He just get kicked around.
 
Hes proven his worth in the past 6 months.

He's good enough to be a squad player of a good side but I'm sure he wants to play more than he did last season so it may be out of our hands to an extent
 
Yep. Were we still in Europe next season it may have meant more games for him. Shame.
 
For £15 million!!!!

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Celtic can't afford Joe Allen. End of thread.
Celtic have one player who has the potential to become world class.....Kieran Tierney who is a left back. I'd rather we kept Joe Allen because he's very underrated and an excellent squad player BUT if he is to be sold then a swap for Tierney with us offering a few add-ons regarding Tierney's appearances and LFC trophies won etc would not be the worst deal in the world.
 
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