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title: "Celtic: Odsonne Edouard rejects huge Liverpool contract"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2021-05-02T19:40:02Z"
modified: "2021-05-02T19:40:02Z"
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# Celtic: Odsonne Edouard rejects huge Liverpool contract

**Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard has rejected a move to Liverpool, who would have paid him more than three times the amount of his Hoops deal.**

That’s according to a report from [Anfield Central](https://www.anfieldcentral.co.uk/posts/odsonne-edouard-would-have-earned-triple-his-wage-at-liverpool/), who suggested that the French forward turned down a Merseyside move following a phone call with Reds manager Jurgen Klopp.

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Edouard, who earns [£19,000 per week](https://salarysport.com/football/scottish-premiership/celtic/) at Celtic Park, would have been on a contract worth [£60,000-a-week at Anfield](https://www.anfieldcentral.co.uk/posts/odsonne-edouard-would-have-earned-triple-his-wage-at-liverpool/).

The 23-year-old’s Parkhead deal expires in [just over 12 months’ time](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/odsonne-edouard/profil/spieler/344152) and he [wants to leave the Hoops this summer](https://www.footballinsider247.com/edouard-wants-out-regardless-of-new-celtic-manager-appointment/) regardless of who comes in as Neil Lennon’s successor.

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### Transfer Tavern take

To us, this latest update may spell trouble for new Celtic CEO Dominic McKay. If Edouard were keen on a move to Liverpool, they may have been willing to fork out a substantial fee for the striker, whose contract is running down.

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However, with a move to Anfield no longer on the cards, that is one less club now in the running for the Frenchman. That may prove to be bad news for the Hoops, as it could tempt other interested suitors into offering a lower fee, or worse still, happy to wait until January 2022 when they could discuss a possible free transfer.

Celtic also owe Paris Saint-Germain [40%](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5987205/celtic-transfer-news-40m-edouard-40-per-cent-sell-on/) of any deal involving Edouard, so to us, it’s crucial that the Hoops receive as much as possible in seeling him, or they could make a loss on the striker for whom they paid a [club-record £9.27m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-glasgow/transferrekorde/verein/371) fee back in 2018.

***In other news: Hoops keen on £50,000-a-week midfielder, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-hoops-still-keen-on-james-mccarthy/).***