Rocco Vata

Even more noise about this today.

https://x.com/DiMarzio/status/1745070053312131563?s=20

Hoping it's more of a Ebosele to Udinese type transfer where they have a plan for first team inclusion rather than hoovering up cheap potential.

Linked with Como now.

Fabrizio Romano on X: "🔵🇮🇪 Excl: Celtic have been approached by Italian side Como FC for Irish talent Rocco Vata. Bologna are keen on signing him as revealed last week but Como can offer different kind of project and guaranteed game time. Talks will follow soon. https://t.co/ZmVUWb5bII" / X (twitter.com)

SC92 wrote:

Linked with Como now.

Fabrizio Romano on X: "🔵🇮🇪 Excl: Celtic have been approached by Italian side Como FC for Irish talent Rocco Vata. Bologna are keen on signing him as revealed last week but Como can offer different kind of project and guaranteed game time. Talks will follow soon. https://t.co/ZmVUWb5bII" / X (twitter.com)

I think Como, if it meant more gametime, would be a good move.
Doing well and in the hunt for promotion too.

doherty wrote:

Liam Kerrigan is there

Kerrigan has been plagued by injury since moving. So unlucky as he was breaking into the team nicely before doing his ACL last year.

I would be lying if I knew which was the better fit for him. Como obviously calmer waters and a club going places but Bologna have a great track record at developing young players and have done a savage job in developing Hickey and Ferguson from the SPL into proper top level footballers!

Edited by kevin100 - 15 Jan 2024 at 6:01pm

Rocco on the bench for the Celtic match today.

Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world

Double Maxim wrote:

Good to see Rocco scoring.

Tap in but they all count! Johnston with the assist too.

Tapo wrote:

Some quotes from Rocco’s da from Off The Ball. Sounds like he’s yelling other associations that they’d be interested to talk:

In my life experience, I’ve never told Rocco which kind of national team he should choose.

“I know that Ireland knocked on our door, he was a young boy, and I said that is a great opportunity. Of course, I have great memories with Ireland and his grandmother is Irish. The whole family, they are Irish-connected from my wife’s side.”

He later added on whether he could change allegiance: “The question is, who is prepared to offer him the best kind of project? Who is going to convince (Rocco Vata), it’s Rocco to make that decision.”

Not sure how you can see anything in that - Rudi is Albanian so obviously he's going to favour Rocco playong for Albania ultimately, but he's very clear thaf he's keeping his nose out of it. That can only be good news for us.

We're decent enough..

Tapo wrote:

It’s that last line of who is going to offer him the best kind of project. Who is going to convince him. I hope I’m wrong. And to be fair, we’ve heard family say all the right things in the past only for players to switch anyway.

Let him go off with Albania . Seriously why are worried about some kid who can't even break in to a Celtic team. Its clear from Brendan Rodgers comments that he doesn't even rate him .

I posted this on the first page of this thread a few months ago, its Roccos ma saying the opposite really