Scottish Premier League
Report: Celtic plotting summer move to land 26 y/o winger on bargain deal
Report: Celtic plotting summer move to land 26 y/o winger on bargain deal – originally posted on Sportslens.com Celtic are showing keen interest in signing Wigan Athletic winger Jamal Lowe in the summer transfer window. According to reports from Wigan Today, Lowe is likely to leave Wigan this summer following the club’s administration. Several English clubs are also interested in signing him, but it seems the Scottish champions are leading the race for his signature. Lowe moved to Wigan last summer from Portsmouth for a fee of £2million. The winger was a huge hit at Portsmouth where he was directly involved in 47 goals in 119 appearances in all competitions. His performance for Wigan last season wasn’t bad either. He played in all 46 championship games, where he scored si...
Report: 13-goal striker ready to turn down offer from English side, he wants Celtic
Report: 13-goal striker ready to turn down offer from English side, he wants Celtic – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to The Scottish Daily Mail, Celtic have opened talks with striker Steven Fletcher over a one-year deal after he was released by Sheffield Wednesday. English Championship side Stoke City also want the 33-year-old and have offered him a two-year deal worth £18,000-a-week, but he is ready to turn it down as he is keen on joining Celtic. However, Fletcher wants the Scottish Premiership giants to increase their offer and hand him a two-year contract. The veteran striker was close to sealing a Parkhead move back in 2009, and wants to finally fulfil his dream of playing for them, but they are only ready to hand him a 12-month deal and lesser wages than Stoke. H...
Report: Celtic running out of time to sign 26-goal target who wants to join them
Report: Celtic running out of time to sign 26-goal target who wants to join them – originally posted on Sportslens.com Celtic are interested in signing Peterborough striker Ivan Toney as manager Neil Lennon looks to boost his striking options. The Hoops have seen their opening bid of £4 million turned down, but they are yet to return with an improved bid and time is running out with Brentford closing in on the 24-year-old. Peterborough’s Director of Football Barry Fry says Celtic are Toney’s preferred choice, but the club won’t hesitate to move on quickly if they are kept waiting. “They are running out of time now. The lad is very close to signing for someone else in the next couple of days,” the club’s chief told The Scottish Daily Mail. “Ce...
‘Imagine the message it sends out’: Chris Sutton sends out a transfer warning to Celtic
'Imagine the message it sends out': Chris Sutton sends out a transfer warning to Celtic – originally posted on Sportslens.com Former Celtic star Chris Sutton has warned the club not to sell Odsonne Edouard this summer. He has urged the player to stay for another season and help Celtic win their tenth title in a row. Celtic are on the brink of history and selling their best player now would show a massive lack of ambition as per Sutton. Sutton said (quotes via Daily Record): “How many times have Celtic had the opportunity to win 10 In A Row and make history? “We all know that. Imagine the message it sends out to the support this season if Celtic sell their star man, their biggest player. Odsonne Edouard is aware of what’s at stake. This shouldn’t be a discussion. It doesn’t ...
Report: Rangers want to lure striker away from Man. City, talks have taken place
Report: Rangers want to lure striker away from Man. City, talks have taken place – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to Sportsmail, Rangers have entered the race for the signature of Manchester City’s Charlie McNeill. The 16-year-old striker is wanted by Manchester United, RB Leipzig and Juventus, but Rangers are looking to offer him a chance of quickly progressing to the first-team ahead of others. McNeill has been with City for six years, but he is now on his way out following breakdown in talks over a new deal. View this post on Instagram Massive thank you to @mancity for everything over the past 6 years. It’s been such a pleasure to play with some amazing players and made some amazing friends to. Thanks to all the staff and players for helping me develop as a pl...
Report: Rangers closing in on the signing of 20-goal striker after landing Roofe
Report: Rangers closing in on the signing of 20-goal striker after landing Roofe – originally posted on Sportslens.com Rangers have brought in English striker Kemar Roofe from Anderlecht on a four-year deal some hours ago, but manager Steven Gerrard wants more and another striker is expected to be signed in the coming days. Rangers have already announced Kemar Roofe as their new striker, but they’re closing in on the signing of Cedric Itten too, @TheAthleticUK understands. Scored 20 goals in 36 games last season. Swiss international. You’d expect movement on Morelos soon.https://t.co/4tjkwMpswa — Jordan Campbell (@JordanC1107) August 4, 2020 According to The Athletic’s Jordan Campbell, the Ibrox outfit are closing in on the signing of St Gallen striker Cedric Itten. Range...
Report: 25y/o who Gerrard is a big fan of rejects terms of fresh Rangers deal
Report: 25y/o who Gerrard is a big fan of rejects terms of fresh Rangers deal – originally posted on Sportslens.com Switzerland-born striker Florian Kamberi moved to Rangers on loan from Hibernian for the second half of last season, and the Ibrox outfit were keen to make the move permanent. Gers boss Steven Gerrard is a big fan of the 25-year-old and had been scouting him for a year and a half prior to the move in January, but he will now have to look elsewhere for attacking reinforcements after the striker rejected the terms of Rangers’ two-year deal. According to The Scottish Sun, Kamberi is set to join Swiss side St Gallen after snubbing the Light Blues, and will now play in the Europa League next season after the club finished 2019-20 as runners-up to Young Boys. The Hibs s...
Report confirms Celtic have submitted a bid for highly rated defender
Report confirms Celtic have submitted a bid for highly rated defender – originally posted on Sportslens.com Celtic are interested in signing the Croatian left-back David Colina this summer. As per reports via Glasgow Times, the Hoops have now submitted an offer for the defender but Hajduk Split are holding out for double of what the Scottish giants have offered. Celtic’s offer is thought to be in the region of €3m. It will be interesting to see if they increase their offer and submit another bid for Colina in the coming weeks now. Celtic have a good left back in Greg Taylor and it would be quite surprising if Colina managed to replace him in the starting lineup. The 20-year-old is talented but he is not ready to start ahead of Taylor just yet. He could be a good future prospect...
Report: Celtic’s bid for 26-goal target remains on the table, star will make a decision soon
Report: Celtic's bid for 26-goal target remains on the table, star will make a decision soon – originally posted on Sportslens.com Celtic remain keen on the Peterborough forward Ivan Toney. According to Scotsman, the Hoops are still concerned about Edouard’s future at the club and therefore their offer for Toney remains on the table. It will be interesting to see if Peterborough and the player are willing to go ahead with the move now. The player is set to decide his future in the coming days. It seems that Championship outfit Brentford are keen on him as well and the striker is waiting to find out whether they can win promotion to the Premier League. The chance to play in the Premier League is obviously more tempting and it is understandable why Toney is waiting for that ...
Report: Rangers join the race to sign 26-yr-old Leeds target, who will cost £6.3m
Report: Rangers join the race to sign 26-yr-old Leeds target, who will cost £6.3m – originally posted on Sportslens.com Rangers are now keen on signing the Gent left-back Milad Mohammadi. We covered reports earlier that the player is a target for newly-promoted Premier League side Leeds United as well. It seems that the player is aware of the Whites’ interest (via Sportwitness) and he is enjoying the attention. It will be interesting to see whether Leeds make their move for the full-back in the coming weeks. Mohammadi has done very well in the Jupiler Pro League this past season and he could prove to be a superb addition to Steven Gerrard’s back four. The Ibrox outfit should look to move quickly in order to fend off the competition from Leeds. The Whites have more resourc...
Report: Aston Villa join the race to sign 36-cap Int’l, but face competition from Celtic
Report: Aston Villa join the race to sign 36-cap Int'l, but face competition from Celtic – originally posted on Sportslens.com Aston Villa and Celtic have joined the race to sign the Roma keeper Robin Olsen. According to Corriere Dello Sport (via Sportwitness), Roma are looking to sell the player in order to recoup some cash this summer. Aston Villa need to add more depth to their goalkeeping position with Reina returning to Milan and Olsen wouldn’t be a bad option for them. He could push Tom Heaton for the starting berth next season. Furthermore, Celtic have been linked with quite a few keepers recently. However, they have signed Barkas from AEK Athens. It will be interesting to see if they decide to move for another keeper this summer. Initially, they were linked with a ...
‘Bossed it’, ‘Ran the show’ – Some Celtic fans are in awe of 27-yr-old’s display today
'Bossed it', 'Ran the show' – Some Celtic fans are in awe of 27-yr-old's display today – originally posted on Sportslens.com Celtic began their Scottish Premier League title defence with a stunning 5-1 win over Hamilton at home today. Star striker Odsonne Edouard bagged a spectacular hattrick for the Hoops and the other two goals were scored by Klimala and Frimpong. Scott Martin scored for the away side in the first half to give Hamilton some hope but in the end, it turned out to be nothing more than a consolation. Neil Lennon will be delighted with his team’s performance today and the fans will be impressed with the start their side have made to the season. Celtic are looking to win their tenth title in a row this season and they needed a morale-...
