Paper Talk: Davies left 'shocked' after Liverpool exposed Celtic blunder
Sunday People, has claimed to reveal the full story. Celtic had agreed personal terms with Davies on a pre-contract, which would have become active at the end of the player’s Preston contract in July. However, they inserted a clause requiring Davies to be injury-free and fit upon completing his move. Therefore, Davies became increasingly unsure, wary of that the fact that a serious injury would scupper the move – as well as interest from other parties. As such, Liverpool swooped in and offered Preston up to £1.6million and a loan deal for Sepp van den Berg. Preston boss Alex Neil said: â...