IMAGES have circulated online of Celtic hero Matt O’Riley on an EasyJet flight as he travels down south to put the finishing touches to his record-breaking Brighton transfer.
We told you last night how a deal had been agreed in principle for the 23-year-old midfielder, who is set to join the south coast club on a deal which could net the Hoops a whopping £30m.
When you include significant add-ons, which SunSport understands come up to an additional £5m, all in all it’s an incredible return for a player who cost just £1.5m when he joined from MK Dons in January 2022.
We told you exclusively earlier in the week how the player had moved a massive step closer to moving to Brighton – after links to Southampton and Atalanta went cold.
The next step, of course, is to undergo a medical, and SunSport understands that the Hoops star has played his last match for the Scottish champions.
And Celtic and Brighton fans are both taking this image shared online as further proof that the hugely popular figure on his way.
Brighton are in action in the lunchtime kick off against Manchester Utd and SkySports are reporting that O’Riley is travelling down to the south coast today to undergo his medical ahead of the move.
O’Riley is expected to put pen to paper on a FIVE-year deal when the loose ends are finally tied up.
Brighton are splashing the cash – having added Turkish left back Ferdi Kadioglu days after they brought in Georginho Rutter for £40m from Leeds and forked out £30million for winger Yankuba Minteh from Newcastle United.
Brighton field Billy Gilmour in their squad against the FA Cup winners, even though it’s widely expected that he will move to Italian outfit Napoli as soon as Brighton complete a deal for O’Riley.
More to follow.
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