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Winger reportedly holding talks with suitors as Celtic join race after Postecoglou’s admission
Celtic have joined the race for Maccabi Petah Tikva winger Liel Abada, according to The Scottish Sun. The teenager is expected to cost suitors around £3.5 million and is set to leave the Israeli Premier League side imminently. Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has admitted he wants a winger this summer, and the Hoops appear ready to move for Abada. Having been given the go-ahead to leave the club, the 19-year-old has left his country to hold talks with interested parties, with Israeli agent Dudu Dahan given the mandate by Petah Tikva to secure a transfer for him. Dahan is well-known by Celtic having represented the likes of Nir Bitton, Efe Ambrose, Beram Kayal and Ismaila Soro in securing moves to Parkhead. Sportslens View Despite his tender age, Abada boasts of a lot of experience having fe...
Versatile 23-yr-old will be available for just £5m this summer, Newcastle and Celtic keen
Newcastle United and Celtic are keen on signing Tottenham Hotspur defender Cameron Carter-Vickers. According to Football Insider, the 23-year-old is set to leave the London club after failing to hold down a first-team berth over the last few seasons. Tottenham have reportedly triggered a 12-month extension in the defender’s contract and are now preparing to sell him for around £5 million in the coming weeks. Careter-Vickers spent last season on loan with Bournemouth in the Championship, and he has admitted that he is open to returning to the south coast. However, Newcastle could be a more viable option, and Carter-Vickers would undoubtedly be a quality squad player for the Magpies. He can play as a centre-back and at full-back, and his versatility would be useful for Steve Bruce next seaso...
Report: Celtic set to miss out on £4.3m target after Euro club intensify negotiation in last 24 hours
Celtic have suffered a blow in their chase to sign Aaron Hickey this summer. Reports emerged earlier this week that the Bhoys are looking to secure a deal for the former Parkhead academy star. The Daily Record claimed that Celtic had already bid around £3.5m for the ex-Hearts left-back. The 19-year-old, who plays for Serie A club Bologna, has long been linked with a move to Celtic, and the Bhoys have attempted to bring him back to Parkhead. However, Celtic are likely to miss out on their summer target. According to reports from La Nazione (h/t the Daily Record), Fiorentina are leading the chase to sign the Bologna defender. Transfer negotiations over Hickey have intensified between the two Italian clubs in the last 24 hours. Bologna are demanding a fee in the region of €5million (£4.3...
Norwich City make Celtic man their top priority, face competition from German giants – report
Norwich City are preparing a fresh bid for Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer but they are set to face competition from Bayer Leverkusen, Football Insider reports. The Canaries have returned to the top-flight after a solitary campaign in the second tier, and they have already shown more transfer ambition than last time around. The club were reliant on their promoted players rather than bolstering the squad in 2019, and they paid the price as they were relegated without much of a fight. They are keen to avoid the same mistake, and have already acquired new players in Milot Rashica and Angus Gunn from Werder Bremen and Southampton. The Canaries have also signed Ben Gibson and Dimitrios Giannoulis on permanent deals from Burnley and PAOK Salonika after successful loan stints. They are ...
Celtic open talks to sign 26-yr-old, expected to submit opening bid soon
Celtic are interested in signing the Swedish center-back Carl Starfelt. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Scottish giants are in direct contact with the player and the two parties are currently negotiating personal terms. Romano adds that Celtic are set to submit the opening bid to Rubin Kazan soon. They have opened talks with the defender’s club as well. Apparently, the Hoops are eyeing up a move for Starfelt as a potential replacement for Kristoffer Ajer. Celtic are in direct contact to negotiate personal terms with Swedish centre back Carl Starfelt as potential Ajer replacement. Opening bid set to be made to Rubin Kazan and talks now started. ⚪️🟢 #Celtic #RubinKazan — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 6, 2021 The Norwegian defender has been linked with a move ...
‘I don’t think he’ll be around’ – Player tipped to leave Celtic this summer
Odsonne Edouard faces an uncertain future at Celtic as he is in the final year of his deal and has plenty of interest from clubs in Europe. The Bhoys are desperate to keep the striker, but Frank McAvennie believes he’ll leave before the new season starts. The 23-year-old joined Celtic on loan from Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 and turned the move permanent in 2018. He’s made a total of 168 appearances in all competitions, scoring 83 goals with 37 assists. However, he struggled for consistency last season as the Bhoys failed to win a 10th consecutive Scottish Premiership title. Edouard bagged 22 goals with six assists in 40 games across the board, but a closer look highlighted his inconsistencies. He failed to score in nine of his first 12 league games and ended the campaign with one goa...
‘Fans will be expecting quality’ – Player tipped to shine at Celtic if deal is agreed
Celtic sold Jeremie Frimpong to Bayer Leverkusen in January while Jonjoe Kenny has returned to Everton after a loan spell, so the Hoops are left with Anthony Ralston at right-back who made just one appearance last season. Ange Postecoglou is looking to strengthen in this position and the Sheffield Star say Sheffield United’s George Baldock is on their radar. The 28-year-old was a regular under Chris Wilder last season and Alex McLeish believes he’ll be a great acquisition for the Hoops. He told Football Insider: “Celtic fans will be looking for the big names. Ok, George has been a tried and tested Premier League player for the last couple of years with Sheffield United and got promotion the year before. “The Celtic fans will still be expecting really high levels of quality from George. If ...
Postecoglou wants to sign 24-year-old int’l for Celtic this summer – report
Celtic have set their sight on bolstering their forward department, and the Bhoys are keen to sign Scotland striker Kevin Nisbet. According to reports from the Daily Mail, Celtic have started working on establishing how much it would cost to lure Nisbet from Easter Road. The Edinburgh outfit are reportedly holding out for more than £4 million for the striker, who came on as a late substitute in all three of Scotland’s Euro 2020 games against the Czech Republic, England and Croatia. The 24-year-old will return to pre-season training this week. Celtic are not the only club vying for his signature. Birmingham City had a package worth £3.2m rejected in January, while a host of Championship clubs – Swansea, Brentford, Nottingham Forest – are his admirers. Nisbet scored 18 goals in all...
‘Could be deal of the season’ – Many Celtic fans react to club’s latest announcement
Celtic today have confirmed that striker Leigh Griffiths has signed a one-year contract extension at the club. The 30-year-old’s deal had technically expired at the end of June, but he will be staying on for at least another year. The news sparked wide reactions among the Celtic fan base. Griffiths has struggled with form and fitness for the past two seasons, and many fans feel that he hasn’t contributed enough to be given a contract extension. However, others think Griffiths has done well in the past. When fit, he is one of the best strikers in Scotland and deserves a chance to get his career back on track. Here are some of the selected tweets: I never seen that coming. Hopefully Leigh can kick on, get himself fit & stay that way. He’s an out & out goalscorer, if we get...
Report suggests Celtic are willing to sell first team ace for a fee of €15m
Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer has been linked with a move away from Parkhead this summer. The 23-year-old centre back has proven his quality in Scotland and he is looking for a fresh challenge. The Norwegian’s contract with Celtic expires in the summer of 2022 and the Hops will have to sell him this summer unless they want to lose him on a free transfer next year. According to Kicker, the Scottish outfit are demanding a fee of around €15 million for the player. Apparently, Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen are keen on signing the player but they are unwilling to meet the asking price. The German outfit will be aware of the fact that Celtic are under pressure because of the defender’s contract situation and the Hoops could be forced to lower their demands later this summer. The 23-year-o...
Celtic in talks to sign 28-yr-old on a bargain, player wants a lucrative contract
Celtic are in talks to sign Sunderland striker Charlie Wyke. According to Football Insider, the striker wants a four-year contract that will double his current wages. The Scottish outfit must sign a quality forward this summer, and bagging Wyke on a free transfer could prove to be a major bargain. The 28-year-old had an impressive season with Sunderland, scoring 30 goals across all competitions for the club. The Sunderland forward is excellent in the air and would add a new dimension to the Celtic attack with his heading ability. French forward Odsonne Edouard has been linked with a move away from Parkhead, and Wyke could prove to be a solid replacement. Experienced striker Leigh Griffiths is also out of contract this month, and it seems unlikely that he will be offered a new deal at Parkh...
Newcastle may have just received a massive boost in the race to sign £10m target
Celtic have rejected bids from two clubs for defender Kristoffer Ajer. According to The Athletic, the Bhoys have knocked back £10 million bids from Bayer Leverkusen and Norwich City this summer. The Norway international has made it clear to Celtic that he wants to leave the club and is unhappy with how they have handled the situation. It has been claimed that Celtic have assured him that he will be sold if they receive an ‘appropriate’ offer. Celtic want to secure a substantial fee for Ajer, but Norwich are unlikely to increase their bid for the defender. The 23-year-old will be free to sign a pre-contract agreement with clubs outside Scotland in January, ahead of the 2022-23 campaign. Boost for Newcastle United The Magpies are also reportedly in the hunt to sign Ajer....
