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title: "Celtic: Hoops rejected Ryan Christie bid"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2021-05-06T12:15:24Z"
modified: "2021-05-06T12:15:24Z"
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# Celtic: Hoops rejected Ryan Christie bid

**Celtic rejected a bid from a German club back in January 2020 for midfielder Ryan Christie, it has been [revealed, via the Scotsman.](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/emotional-toil-and-german-suitor-why-time-has-come-for-celtic-and-whipping-boy-ryan-christie-to-part-3224259)**

### The Lowdown: Christie’s contract

Christie has been a [regular](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ryan-christie/leistungsdaten/spieler/188077) for the Hoops this season, however, he could well end up leaving the club for nothing in less than 12 months’ time.

That’s because his contract, which [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ryan-christie/profil/spieler/188077) has down to expire in May 2022, actually runs out in January 2022.

That’s according to the [Daily Mail, cited by the Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-could-lose-ryan-christie-23977806), who revealed the [Scotland international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ryan-christie/profil/spieler/188077) could use this summer’s European Championship’s as a shop window opportunity.

Should his situation remain the same, Christie can speak to club’s outside of Scotland in the summer and pen a pre-contract agreement for a free transfer in January 2022.

[Celtic updates!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/celtic-updates-2/)

### The Latest: Celtic rejected Christie bid

[The Scotsman](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/emotional-toil-and-german-suitor-why-time-has-come-for-celtic-and-whipping-boy-ryan-christie-to-part-3224259) recently ran a story on the midfielder and dropped a claim that the Hoops actually turned down a bid from a German suitor back in January 2020.

It is thought that, at the time, a move to Germany appealed to Christie, and it seems as if Celtic may live to regret that decision.

The news comes as a shock, as, at the time, a bid from Europe for the [£7,700-a-week](https://www.sportingfree.com/football/celtic-fc-players-salaries/) midfielder never came out from the club or in the media.

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### The Verdict: Peter Lawwell made a huge mistake

In our opinion, looking back, Peter Lawwell made a big transfer blunder.

Since the bid came in, Celtic only had a few months remaining of the 2019/20 season before the national lockdown, and they haven’t exactly thrived with Christie in the side this season.

He’s been [criticised regularly by some Hoops fans for his displays](https://thisisfutbol.com/2021/03/blogs/scottish-premier-league/celtic-fans-react-to-ryan-christies-performance/), so accepting the bid last year could have been the better move in hindsight.

Unfortunately, now, it looks as if there is a real chance the Hoops may end up receiving nothing for Christie’s services and may have to work out what to do with him during the first half of the 2021/22 season, should he pen a pre-contract agreement elsewhere.

***In other news: Alan Nixon shares what’s holding up Eddie Howe deal, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-alan-nixon-shares-whats-holding-up-eddie-howe-deal/).***