Celtic close on Duran as Yang to miss Rangers
Martin O’Neill vows to intensify pre-season with double sessions to fix attacking play, improve one-on-ones and speed up breaking teams down after a ‘mad rush’ second half of last season.
Real Oviedo’s Haissem Hassan, linked with Celtic, now has a £10m clause after relegation, down from £16m. Oviedo owe Villarreal 40% of any fee. The winger had three assists in 37 games last season.
Celtic draw 1-1 at Shelbourne after two late penalties. Harry Wood scores on 88 minutes, then Shin Yamada equalises on 91. O’Neill uses 22 players, with Carter-Vickers featuring on return and Forrest lively.
Yang has been called up by South Korea’s U23s for the Asian Games from 19 Sep to 4 Oct as an overage pick, likely ruling him out of Celtic vs Rangers on 20 Sep. Selection could grant military service exemption.
Celtic near a £6m deal for Camilo Duran and are linked with Hellas Verona striker Kieran Bowie, valued at around £13m. Interest comes amid uncertainty over Daizen Maeda and the need for attacking reinforcements.
Cameron Carter-Vickers details his Achilles rupture from October vs Sturm Graz, spending weeks in a cast and boot. He focuses on gradual rehab and is nearing a first outing under Martin O’Neill.
Hotline callers question Celtic’s transfer pace after a flat 1-1 v Shelbourne, with O’Neill’s comments criticised, while others back a £6m move for Camilo Duran as proof champions still plan to spend.
Stephen Welsh calls leaving Celtic for Swansea a ‘no-brainer’, signing to 2028 after a strong Motherwell loan. He targets regular Championship football under Vítor Matos.
Ex-Celtic youth defender Creighton Church retires at 25 due to injuries. He won a 2019 league medal as an unused sub and later played for Alloa, Dumbarton, East Fife and Queen of the South.
Liverpool land Scotland U16 captain Olamilekan Jikiemi, who rejected a three-year Celtic deal to sign a long-term agreement starting on scholarship terms and likely joining the Reds’ U18s.
Liam Scales is suspended for Celtic’s first two Premiership games after 12 yellows, missing Dundee on Flag Day and Kilmarnock. Cameron Carter-Vickers returns, with Trusty, Nawrocki and Murray available.
O’Neill says Celtic have ‘a number of offers’ for players and hope to add ‘really decent’ signings in weeks. Camilo Duran is undergoing a medical to become the first summer arrival.
O’Neill says £6m striker Camilo Duran is set for a medical and five-year deal, joining Celtic’s Portugal camp. He targets further signings. Yang will miss the 20 Sep Rangers derby due to Asian Games duty.
Celtic are set to make their first summer signing under Martin O’Neill, with a deal agreed for a forward likened to Nicolas Kuhn and due in Glasgow.
