Scottish Premier League
Celtic agree fee for 13-goal target, deal could be done within 24 hours
Celtic have agreed on a deal to sign the Israel winger Liel Abada this summer. According to Daily Record, the Scottish giants will pay a fee of around £3.4 million. The report adds that Abada could be signed before Thursday’s Champions League qualifying deadline. The transfer could be finalised in the next 24 hours. The 19-year-old winger has been an outstanding player for Maccabi Petah Tikva and he could prove to be a quality long-term investment for Celtic. The youngster can operate as a right-sided winger as well as the centre forward. His versatility could be quite useful for Ange Postecoglou next season. The 19-year-old scored 13 goals and picked up four assists across all competitions last season. Celtic were in desperate need of attacking reinforcements and the signing of Abada...
Celtic in pole position to sign highly talented defender, bid has been submitted
Celtic are interested in signing the Rennes defender Sacha Boey. According to Le Parisien via GFFN, the Scottish giants have now formally opened negotiations with the French club regarding a summer move for the 20-year-old defender. The Hoops were linked with a move for his teammate Brandon Soppy recently. The report claims that the two clubs are currently locked in talks regarding Boey and Celtic have submitted an opening offer for the defender. The 20-year-old has just one year left on his current contract and the French outfit will be under pressure to cash in on him this summer. Rennes will not want to lose the player on a free transfer next year and Celtic will be keen on snapping him up for a knockdown price. Apparently, the Hoops are in pole position to sign the defender right now b...
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: Leeds want to sign 24-year-old star who was in scintillating form last season
Rangers winger Ryan Kent was outstanding for the Gers last season, and he is still wanted by Leeds United. Leeds attempted to lure Kent away from Ibrox in 2020, but Rangers stood firm on their decision not to let him go. It proved to be the right one as Kent played a massive role in helping Rangers lift the Scottish Premiership title last season. The former Liverpool winger bagged 13 goals and 15 assists for the Gers across all competitions, proving his class and quality. According to The Athletic, Leeds still retain an interest in signing Kent from Rangers. Although the Gers are under no pressure to sell their prized assets, there is a concern that they have recouped very little from sales while investing around £40 million since Steven Gerrard took charge three years ago. Glen ...
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 ...
Report: Sheff Wed and Nottm Forest in six-way race for highly-rated 5ft 8in man
Joost van Aken and Tom Lees left Sheffield Wednesday this summer, so the Owls need to bring in another centre-back. With Michael Dawson and Michael Hefele leaving Nottingham Forest this summer, they also could benefit from strengthening their backline. Wednesday and Forest are not only after a defender this summer – The Sun say they appear to be chasing the same player – Jamie McCart. The two clubs are in a six-way race with Sunderland, Barnsley, Hibernian and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise for his signature. McCart joined St Johnstone from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2020 and has gone on to make 58 appearances in all competitions. The 5ft 8in man is a regular at McDiarmid Park and impressed while St Johnstone won the Scottish Cup and League Cup. McCart may be available for m...
‘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 ...
Chris Sutton’s two-word reaction as midfielder snubs Rangers for EPL loan move
Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour has joined Norwich City on a season-long loan, with the newly promoted side pipping Rangers and co to his signature. According to the Daily Record, Light Blues boss Steven Gerrard was interested in taking the 20-year-old on a one-year deal if Chelsea agreed to a temporary exit. Although Rangers could have offered Gilmour the chance to play in the Champions League next season, with only two qualifying rounds between them and a place in the group stages of Europe’s elite competition. However, Chelsea preferred to keep him in the Premier League, and the Scottish Premiership giants would have to look elsewhere for midfield reinforcements. Celtic legend Chris Sutton appears to have mocked Rangers for missing out on their academy graduate, reacting thus on Twitte...
