CONFIRMED: Leke James signs for Beijing BSU

Celtic's pursuit of Leke James reaches new heights. Numerous reports indicating a 86% probability of the striker making the switch to his potential new club. Here is why.

Celtic has often bought players who are approximately the same age as the current age of Leke James (33).
Celtic has often bought players whose potential (FT Skill) is comparable to the potential of Leke James.
The absence of key players at Celtic who play in the same position as Leke James increases his chances of playing a significant role in the short term and allows him to establish himself as a valuable asset in Celtic's squad.

Transfer Logic score:

Pros

Comparable age to previously attracted players
Comparable potential to previously attracted players
Missing star player in position on team
Few better competitors for position (Daizen Maeda, Kyogo Furuhashi)
Comparable value to previously attracted players
Some direct competitors for position (Kyogo Furuhashi, Adam Idah)
Comparable quality to previously attracted players

Cons

Potential star player in position on team (Kyogo Furuhashi, Adam Idah)
Some potentially better competitors for position (Daizen Maeda, Adam Idah)

CONFIRMED: Leke James signs for Beijing BSU.

14 Feb 2016

Beijing BSU beats Celtic to sign Leke James. Aalesund accepts their €2M offer for the striker, ending the rumour of Leke James moving to Celtic.

Alternatives of Celtic

Skill / pot	Player	Team	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
Skill / pot	Player / Team / Position	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
53.8 53.8	Robert Mühren	Volendam	€0.3M
53.8 56.1	Willy Agada	Zaragoza	€0.7M
53.7 53.7	M. Maksimov	Arsenal	€0.2M
53.7 53.7	Jefté Betancor	Albacete	€0.4M
53.7 53.7	Oskar Zawada	Groningen	€0.6M
53.7 53.7	Adrián Ugarriza	Hapoel Ironi Kiryat-Shmona	€0.5M
53.7 59.4	Leandro Godoy	CSKA Sofia	€1.6M
53.6 62.4	Lukas Masek	Slovan Liberec	€1.2M

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