{"id":22658,"date":"2025-09-03T05:32:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/cant-mccoist-staggered-by-striker-news-from-celtic\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T05:32:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:32:36","slug":"cant-mccoist-staggered-by-striker-news-from-celtic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/cant-mccoist-staggered-by-striker-news-from-celtic\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Can&#8217;t&#8221; &#8211; McCoist &#8220;staggered&#8221; by striker news from Celtic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/cant-mccoist-staggered-by-striker-news-from-celtic\/#McCoist_stumbled_over_Fofanas_decision\" >McCoist stumbled over Fofana&#8217;s decision<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/cant-mccoist-staggered-by-striker-news-from-celtic\/#Why_Fofana_wanted_Charlton_from_Celtic\" >Why Fofana wanted Charlton from Celtic<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>One of the biggest transfer deadlines of the year was the Celtic hunting saga looking for a new striker. The Scottish Premiership champion was looking for a ninth nine to replace Adam Ida, who completed his move to Swansea.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Brendan Rogers&#8217; side already brought in 25-year-old Yin Yamada and 20-year-old Callum Osmand, but they still wanted another striker.<\/p>\n<p>In their search, they took them from things like Anderlecht&#8217;s Kasper Dolberg, who preferred Ajax, to David Fofana of Chelsea who prefers Charlton Athletic, and finally Kelechi Iheanacho.<\/p>\n<p>The entire saga has sparked criticism from media and fans, but it was Chelsea&#8217;s Fofana&#8217;s failed approach that attracted the most criticism from former Rangers and Scottish striker Ally McCoist.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mccoist-staggered-by-fofana-decision\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"McCoist_stumbled_over_Fofanas_decision\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>McCoist stumbled over Fofana&#8217;s decision<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>    On Talksport with Jeff Stelling, the pair discussed the difficult transfer windows of Celtic and other Scottish clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Stelling said: &#8220;Looking at Celtic, they never brought strikers. They tried. But David Fofana, who is in Chelsea, chose to lend him to Charlton instead of going to Celtic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He then began to ask McCoist: &#8220;Is this about perceptions of Scottish football?<\/p>\n<p>McCoist replied: &#8220;It has to be both elements, right? But you&#8217;re not sitting there saying that Charlton Athletics pays more wages than Celtics?<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of Glasgow, the Rangers also had difficult windows as they were unhappy with fans selling more than they had spent in the season&#8217;s horrifying start.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-fofana-wanted-charlton-over-celtic\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Fofana_wanted_Charlton_from_Celtic\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Why Fofana wanted Charlton from Celtic<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Celtic offers a higher wage on average than Charlton. Charlton&#8217;s highest-paid player Alan Campbell will become Celtic&#8217;s co-5th highest-paid player, but the decline in wages becomes even more apparent when Charlton&#8217;s third-highest-paid player Connor Coventry becomes Celtic&#8217;s 18th highest-paid player.<\/p>\n<p>However, since Fofana&#8217;s attempt at a move to Charlton was a loan move, he would still be \u00a330,000 a week Chelsea paid him.<\/p>\n<p>Another factor that could have been considered for Fofana is that both clubs are based in London, so if he ends up playing for Charlton, he likely won&#8217;t have to move around the house. However, this quality of life factor probably applies only to fofana, not other failed pursuits.<\/p>\n<p>Scottish football perception may have been a greater factor in Fofana&#8217;s decision, as the Championship is seventh and the Scottish Premiership ranks 27th in the global football rankings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest transfer deadlines of the year was the Celtic hunting saga looking for a new striker. The Scottish Premiership champion was looking for a ninth nine to replace Adam Ida, who completed his move to Swansea. 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