Celts To Lose Out On Viduka Cash

Last updated : 02 July 2004 By Kevin Smith
Celtic will not receive any money from Mark Viduka's proposed transfer from Leeds Utd to Middlesbrough.

When Celtic sold the Aussie striker to Leeds in 2000, Martin O'Neill included a clause in the contract, stating Celtic would be entitled to some sort of payment if Viduka moved on from Leeds. The clause was a sharp move by O'Neill, as Viduka was once reported to be worth £10 Million.

It was revelaed today that Celtic would only receive a cut of the transfer fee if it was to exceed the £6 Million Leeds paid for him. With Boro only set to pay £4 Million for him, Celtic will lose out.

It is another blow in the transfer saga we are currently going through. We need new signings and a couple of Million would have helped us splash out.

But the big nutcase has let us down again.