John Hartson has delivered a 'something is going to have to give' verdict over the Giorgos Giakoumakis Celtic contract situation.
Talks between the striker and the Hoops over a new deal are reported to have broken down and his future may well be away from the Scottish champions. Ange Postecoglou snapped up the hitman 18 months ago from VVV-Venlo and he's provided an excellent return with 25 goals in 53 appearances. Since the winter shutdown return, the hitman has appeared off the bench in the three matches to date with Hibs next up tonight.
Postecoglou has already started his January recruitment drive with a couple of defensive options snapped up in the shape of Alistair Johnston and Yuki Kobayashi. A number of other names have been linked with further deals in and out expected at Parkhead. But Hoops hero Hartson believes one thing that isn't helping anybody is the contract situation surrounding the Greece international as he hailed his scoring rate as 'magnificent'.
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Speaking on Go Radio, Hartson said: "He wants to play regularly and feels as if he’s proved his worth in the games that he has played. His record per game in terms of scoring rate is magnificent.
"But the contract situation isn’t helping anybody. I would love them both (Giakoumakis and Furuhashi) to stay but something is going to have to give.
“The club are going to have to pay him more money, or the player is going to have to settle for that contract. He might look at other offers, I don’t know.
“But it’s the first time in a while that Celtic have had two really good centre forwards that you can trust to go in and score goals for them."
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