Celtic edge Hibs as Iheanacho strikes, Johnston back
Iheanacho nets cool late winner at Hibs as Celtic make it five wins in a row. Johnston returns from a hamstring tear, assists Maeda and is fouled by McGrath for a red card, hailing Kelechi as an ice man.
Report claims Celtic have held talks over a £2.5m centre-back viewed as an upgrade on Liam Scales after the Hibs win scrutiny.
Celtic are monitoring an Austrian goalkeeper likened to Manuel Neuer, with Benjamin Nygren also a summer target.
Ex-Celtic winger Liel Abada is linked with Birmingham City, potentially reuniting with Kyogo and Tomoki Iwata under Chris Davies, amid interest from Norwich City.
Robbie Keane plays down links to succeed Martin O’Neill at Celtic, saying he doesn’t care about speculation while focusing on Ferencvaros’ title and cup aims after recent success.
St Johnstone will allocate three stands at McDiarmid Park to Celtic and Rangers next season for financial reasons, moving home fans to the Geoff Brown Stand for those fixtures.
Chris Sutton says a draw suits Celtic in Hearts vs Rangers after the 2-1 win at Hibs left them level with Hearts. He urges 90-minute performances with three games to go.
Celtic step up scouting of Hearts loanee Marc Leonard ahead of summer, with Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney shaping targets. Birmingham want a seven-figure fee as he helps Hearts’ title push.
Hearts go three clear of Celtic. If they beat Motherwell and Celtic drop points to Rangers, Hearts can clinch it before facing Celtic, potentially prompting a Parkhead guard of honour.
