Montpellier have paid just €1m (plus add-ons) for Celtic centre-back Christopher Jullien, according to reports.
The Frenchman had been frozen out by manager Ange Postecoglou but supporters on Twitter feel that Montpellier have got themselves an excellent player for the price they paid:
Absolute Bargain
— Tom 🍀 (@TLogan3000) August 23, 2022
What a steal at that price but then again what are the add ons worth ?
— Des Thompson (@DesThompson19) August 23, 2022
1m- shocking business from our board
Rogic, biton free. Wtf— steve mcnab (@stevenmcnab82) August 24, 2022
Club has made a big lose on this deal. Wages and his transfer fee to bring to the club and leaving for this fee is shocking.
— Pierothebhoy (@Masteredbynoone) August 23, 2022
Absolute Bargain
— Tom 🍀 (@TLogan3000) August 23, 2022
Big man had nae luck with injuries, best of luck……HH
— The 32 is coming. (@jjcass67) August 23, 2022
If he didn't want to stay and work his way back into the squad, that's on him. Best of luck in France.
— LadyGreybush16 (@Ladygreybush16) August 23, 2022
The Hoops have made a big loss on Jullien. They paid Toulouse £7m for the defender back in 2019 and it is a surprise that the club have not been able to get a better return on their investment.
Jullien did suffer a serious knee injury which kept him out for more than a year, so you could argue that teams weren’t prepared to take a risk on signing a player who may not return to the performance levels he once showed.
The fact that Postecoglou didn’t even give Jullien much of a chance may suggest that the centre-half has struggled to recover his best form but it will be interesting to find out how he does at Montpellier.
