Earlier today we covered some comments from Celtic’s Dedryck Boyata that were being carried by Belgian newspaper DH.
We explained that despite DH seemingly pushing for comments on a transfer, the defender wasn’t playing ball and sounded quite content at Celtic.
Perhaps we spoke too early. The Belgian media have clearly been very keen on building a Boyata transfer story and Het Nieuwsblad have managed it.
With a headline reading Boyata (Celtic): “I have not given up on the Premier League”, the Belgian newspaper make their premise very clear.
On renewing his contract, DH had Boyata saying: “We’re talking with Celtic for now, we’ll see what happens next, I’m in no hurry.”
There’s every possibility that these comments are taken from the same press conference and have been spun two completely different ways.
What can’t be a matter of spinning is what Boyata is quoted as saying about a return to the Premier League, with the Belgian media repeatedly making Virgil van Dijk comparisons: “Of course he is an example, Virgil has always been a very talented player, but he owes his transfer mainly to his good performance at Southampton. When City sold me to Celtic, I have always resolved that a return to the Premier League remains possible.”
And there goes the idea of Boyata batting away any questions about a potential Celtic exit.
