![]() He was a sublime talent.īizarrely, ex-Celt Charlie Nicholas complained that Edouard didn’t celebrate enough after goals, which left fans baffled at what he was talking about. Goalkeepers found him tricky and defenders found him intimidating. ![]() Often thought to be a bit nonchalant in his style, he actually was really laidback and took his goals as they came. He was a top quality player with a potentially great future. All were happy on this purchase, and everyone who met him were very positive about him personally.Īs a player he had great footwork, height and strength and could thread a path thru to fellow players. ![]() However, he was bought by the management for £8m in June 2018, and things were to look up for him. Some great moments, but concerns was consistency, and possibly motivation. In some ways this moment sealed the transition over the past few generations for players of African descent. The three were highly regarded, and were key players in the first team. All three were of African descent (albeit now playing for European national sides), and of differing religious beliefs, and no one batted an eyelid at Celtic. The three scorers were Edouard, Dembele and Ntcham. One key landmark came in January 2018 when Celtic defeated Hearts 3-1 in another match that pushed Celtic to the domestic treble. After questioning by the media, he replied simply “I love this club”. He rubbed it in by scoring twice more against them in a 5-0 win that season, and Celtic had a new striking hero. The icing on the cake was scoring the winner v Sevco in a pulsating 3-2 victory after Celtic had gone behind twice. Into the new year he was proving his worth, scoring 11 goals in 29 games in total in his first season at Celtic, with his colleague Dembele already looking to move on. He hit the ground running with a fine debut goal in a one sided victory over Hamilton in Sep 2017, but really took his time to get some form, although a hat-trick v Motherwell in Dec 2017 highlighted his potential. Under Brendan Rodgers, Celtic had started a golden era, and the arrival of Edouard was seen as bolstering the first team.Īt PSG, he was seen as a fine talent, with great skill, but one who was underperforming his vast potential, hence the reason for the loan arrival at Celtic. Odsonne Edouard arrived at Celtic and was hoped to be the next Moussa Dembele who had been an incredible star at Celtic. As Dembele had proven at Celtic, if a player makes the effort it can pay off multiple times. Under this cloud, it is no surprise that his team opted him to move, and so ended up at Celtic on loan with an option to purchase in 12mths at €10m. He was also ordered to pay a fine of €6,000 as well as damages of €2,600 to the victim for the wounds suffered to his ear. On 4 July, Édouard was sentenced to a suspended four months’ prison sentence by the Correctional Court of Toulouse. This meant the players like Odsonne had to look elsewhere.Ī loan spell at Toulouse was cut short after when in March 2017, Édouard was suspected of having shot at a passer-by with an airsoft gun on 11 February, injuring him in the head. He signed for the full PSG side, but that side was monied and over-pampered by its Qatari owners who had just smashed the world record transfer signings for around £200m each on two players. In 2 years, Edouard scored more than 60 goals for PSG at youth level, earning him the nicknames of “ The Rocket” and “ Magic Odsonne“. PSG reached the 2015/16 Youth League CL final, losing 2–1 v Chelsea, Édouard scored 3 goals and registered 3 assists during the competition. Edouard won 2015 Titi d’Or, an award voted for by club supporters for best academy player. ![]() One of another in the line of the ‘the next big thing’, he had actually some evidence to back it up. Odsonne was arriving at Celtic with a lot to prove to himself. Celtic will be a place where he can flourish.” International Goals: ? īiog “In Odsonne, we have signed one of the most exciting young strikers in Europe. Left: 31 August 2021 (est £17-18m to Crystal Palace)ĭebut: Hamilton 1-4 Celtic, SP, (and scored a goal) Signed: (loan from PSG) 15 June 2018 (perm from PSG, est £9m) Aka: Odsonne Edouard, Eddie, Eddy, French Eddie
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