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BOBO BALDE has outraged his Celtic bosses by snubbing a staggering £27,500-a-week contract at Wolves.

Record Sport understands the Molineux club were willing to burst the bank to land the giant defender.

But manager Mick McCarthy has walked away from the table after Balde turned his megabucks deal down flat.

The decision has infuriated Parkhead boss Gordon Strachan and chief executive Peter Lawwell who are desperate to get Balde off the pay-roll and free up funds for new players.

Balde's basic wage at Parkhead is just under £30,000 a week but although Wolves pushed the boat out to get close to that whopping sum the player insists he will sit tight for the remaining year of his contract unless Lawwell agrees to pay him in full now.

The Guinean international, who has spent the best part of two years on the sidelines at Celtic Park, has been told he will not kick another ball for Strachan's side if he stays .

But not even a massive pay packet and the promise of first-team football in the Championship can lever him out of Glasgow's East End.

A senior Celtic source told Record Sport last night: "Bobo's attitude is outrageous. Gordon Strachan cannot believe that he's turned down an offer as big as the one that Wolves have put together.

"It seems the guy is just not interested in playing football but if he thinks Peter Lawwell will cave in and give him a year's money to go then he has another thing coming.

"It looks like he'll spend another year sitting around doing nothing and lettting his career go down the pan."


Im glad he hasnt signed for wolves as he obviously more interested in money than playing football

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Wolves 1st !!!