Kelechi Iheanacho’s mammoth wage request myth dispelled | OneFootball

Kelechi Iheanacho’s mammoth wage request myth has been dispelled by an update from Turkey, which states that the former Hoops hitman won’t receive anything close to his reported £47K-per week request in negotiations with Celtic…

5th April 2026; Dens Park, Dundee, Scotland; Scottish Premiership Football, Dundee versus Celtic; Kelechi Iheanacho of Celtic applauds the fans

The club stupidly allowed the striker’s one-year extension option to expire last month and that let other competitors enter the fray for a man whose cameo turns were essential and crucial to our league title victory back in May.

The Nigerian was for sure out of shape, but that didn’t stop the African attacker from firing in some of the most important goals of the campaign.

Questions remain about the current state of the club

Questions remain about the current state of the club internally, as we seem to take forever over every decision, which ultimately costs us dearly when recruitment comes into the picture.

For several transfer windows now, we have dithered and delayed something awful, as player after player ends up going somewhere else, as we take far too long in tying up deals and loose ends, usually owing to financial haggling after an initial lowball attempt.

Celtic Supporters Association statement

It’s a familiar tale of woe for supporters now and has the fanbase so concerned and worried, that the Celtic Supporters’ Association (CSA) released a statement condemning the current executive branch of the football club.

3rd May 2026; Easter Road, Scottish Premiership, Hibernian versus Celtic; Brian Wilson, Michael Nicholson and Chris McKay of Celtic. Photo Vagelis Georgariou

Ordinarily, the CSA would not be moved to do such a thing, but the state of play inside Celtic Park at present is becoming tiresome and more than that, plainly untenable if we are to be successful moving forward.

Excessive wage demands briefing

The Iheanacho debacle is just the latest in a long list of transgressions the club’s hierarchy have committed of late and now a new update from Turkey has dismissed the near £50,000-per week request as total myth.

Kelechi to earn £25k per week in Turkey

According to Gürkan Sarıkaya, the former Leicester City and Manchester City forward is set to earn around the £1.3 million mark, which breaks down to around £25K-per week – clearly not an insurmountable barrier to retaining the player.

The propaganda and obfuscation just keeping coming…

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Paul Gillespie

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