Celtic Daily News Roundup
Motherwell’s Elijah Just, linked with Celtic and Rangers, says he is flattered but has told his agent to keep talks away while he targets Europe with Well and the World Cup. He is under contract to 2027.
Celtic are working on a potential £13m, club-record signing touted as their best talent since Matt O’Riley, though the next head coach is still unclear.
Alex McLeish tells Rangers to ‘keep believing’ and beat Hearts then Celtic to revive title hopes, recalling 2005’s Helicopter Sunday turnaround.
QPR believe they can beat Celtic and Rangers to Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Pierce Charles, 20. The club tout regular starts and say he would be a major upgrade, amid wide interest.
Peter Grant claims Hatate’s body language after a vetoed sub vs St Mirren irked Martin O’Neill. The midfielder has barely featured since Dundee United 2-0 Celtic. O’Neill backs Engels and Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Celtic are among clubs tracking Plymouth striker Lorent Tolaj after 17 goals, with Derby and Millwall joining the race. Plymouth hold a strong position with no release clause and a deal to 2029.
Auston Trusty says moving to Celtic was to boost his World Cup dream and has been the best decision of his career. He aims for the US squad while chasing the title, and praises Mauricio Pochettino.
Celtic plan imminent talks over a target hailed ‘excellent’ by Brendan Rodgers, with discussions scheduled in Scotland.
Tam McManus urges Hibs to ‘let Celtic win’ to dent Hearts’ title bid after Hibs’ derby implosion left McInnes’ side favourites. He says only Celtic can stop Hearts now.
Ex-Celtic defender Jack Hendry gets a two-match ban and 20,000 riyals fine for ‘disgraceful’ conduct after a red card in Al-Ettifaq’s 1-0 loss to Al-Nassr, catching Joao Felix late on.
Ex-Celtic defender Efe Ambrose, a £1m Neil Lennon signing who helped beat Barcelona, now plays for Port Glasgow in Scotland’s ninth tier after a long club journey.
Hibs visit minus suspended Raphael Sallinger and Felix Passlack. With a reserve keeper likely, Celtic are urged to test early with crosses and shots to expose the back line.
Lech Poznan urged to trigger £4m clause to buy Celtic loanee Luis Palma. Club legend Piotr Reiss says Palma could sell for more after Europe. Palma wants to stay in Poland, but fee may need reduced.
Robbie Keane is frontrunner for the Celtic job after Ferencvaros success, but his Maccabi Tel Aviv stint sparks fan backlash concerns, posing a major dilemma for Dermot Desmond and the board.
Ex-Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy, axed after 33 days and six defeats in eight, is shortlisted by Lorient to replace departing Olivier Pantaloni.
Celtic line up centre-backs Oskar Wojcik and Zinedin Smajlovic. Cracovia rebuffed a £3.5m bid for Wojcik, with Maik Nawrocki touted as makeweight. Sandefjord may consider summer offers for Smajlovic.
