GEORGIOS SAMARAS believes Celtic would be making a sound investment by signing Manchester City striker Ched Evans.
The club are currently weighing up a bid for the 20-year-old, who would cost in the region of £1.2m. Samaras trained with Evans during his spell at Eastlands and believes they would be signing a player of great potential.
"He's a talent and if he improves more and plays more games then he could be worth a lot of money in the future," said the 23-year-old Greek striker.
"He's young and he must find a club that really trusts and supports him to play football. Maybe he has played 20 games with Manchester City but he needs to be playing every week. Celtic is the best club if you are young and want to play games.
The support from the manager and the club is so big that you are free to play football."
Hibernian are the visitors to Parkhead this afternoon and Samaras hopes that Mixu Paatalainen's side have a go at Celtic. "It's good if they are going to attack. That gives us more space. There won't be 11 players behind the ball, with us trying to unlock the defence.
It is better for the supporters, the people watching on TV, to see more of a game.
Let them come here and play the football they want. The only thing I care about is my team, how we are going to score goals and win."
Samaras' game is more suited to running the channels and it is little surprise that he prefers a more open game. It is not always the case in Scotland, however, where teams often defend in numbers against the Old Firm. Samaras would like to see teams in Scotland follow the Dutch model, where everyone is expected to play 4-3-3 and put on a spectacle of attacking football.
"Back in Holland, the FA have the line that clubs should play 4-3-3 attacking football. It's more open and you will never see a team going away to play Ajax and putting 11 players behind the ball. They are going to play 4-3-3 attacking. Maybe they will lose 6-0 but they will always try to do something. If they don't do it maybe they get booed by their home supporters."
Samaras also expressed his dismay at the current goings-on at Manchester City, his former club, who recently failed in a £108m bid for Kaka. "Yesterday I heard that they are maybe going to sell Micah Richards. I worked with him and I think he is one of the best defenders I have seen, so athletic. I really don't know what plan they have. I hope it all goes well for them but I am confused. Teams who have a lot of money buy players who fit into the squad, but City want to change all the squad."
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