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- Scottish Sun
Celtic-linked striker ‘agrees bumper transfer to England' with medical set to seal move
CELTIC have already added five new players in the summer transfer window. But it appears their attempts to make it a sixth will have to wait, with one of their top targets believed to be heading elsewhere. 3 Celtic are reportedly set to miss out on a top target in attack Credit: Kenny Ramsay 3 Mathias Kvistgaarden has been on the Hoops' radar for a long time Credit: Getty 3 The Danish forward has a lot of suitors after scoring 23 goals for Brondby last season Credit: Getty Mathias Kvistgaarden has been on Celtic's radar for as long as two years, with multiple links and scouting missions in that time. The Hoops missed out on the striker as a replacement for Kyogo Furuhashi in January. And it had looked as though they would be beaten to their target this summer, as it was reported this week that French side Lens were set to swoop. But a new report says that Kvistgaarden is instead set for a club down south. Danish outlet Tipsbladet say that Norwich City have reached an agreement with Brondby over the transfer. They say that only a medical now needs to be done before the move is completed. The Dane will not travel with the rest of the Brondby team to Austria for pre-season, instead going to England tonight to seal his deal. Celtic were urged to sign the striker by ex-Hoops ace Thomas Gravesen, who labelled him 'the next Henrik Larsson'. Kvistgaarden scored 23 goals in 38 games in Denmark last season, drawing interest from a number of suitors. Benjamin Schmedes, Brondby's sporting director, had said: "It doesn't surprise me that there is great interest in him from many teams, but I can't say that he is close to being sold or that he is far from being sold either. Nygren 'will be Hoops' best transfer this summer' plus Kuhn, Yamada latest | Celtic transfer special "That's because it is an ongoing process and the most important thing is that we are very transparent in our dialogue with each other." Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
BBC News
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- BBC News
'Looking forward to working with both' - Martin hints Dessers & Igamane could stay
Rangers manager Russell Martin has hinted that both Hamza Igamane and Cyriel Dessers could stay at Ibrox, despite being extensively linked with moves away from the the end of last season - one without a trophy for Rangers - the strikers have reportedly been the subject of interest from multiple European Igamane nor Dessers featured during Rangers' first pre-season friendly under Martin's management, but the former Scotland defender says that is nothing to do with any potential transfer for either player. "Cyriel was here," Martin said. "He's had a bit of an ankle problem but he was here watching."Hamza is a visa technicality. He was ready to come back this week, but he's had to wait for a different visa than what he received. It's out of our control. He's desperate to be back in and will be back this week."The squad is very big, there'll be people move on but you want to keep your best players. I'm looking forward to working with both."
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Scotsman
2 hours ago
- Scotsman
Rangers break with noble tradition as Russell Martin shows substance and style - but no crush barriers needed
New head coach's arrival isn't a glitzy affair as stand-out candidate holds court Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Nothing says underwhelming like crush barriers that have been erected in anticipation of a crowd that does not materialise. Normally when clubs elect to install a former player as manager they stand accused of supporter-pleasing sentimentality. Not in this case. Rangers have turned to a Rangers man and it was all a bit, well, really – is this it? Three supporters lingered around the front entrance as news emerged that Russell Martin would be unveiled as the club's 20th permanent manager - or is it first head coach? - at 11am. Someone drove past and beeped their horn. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad It was very different to the last time Rangers appointed a manager in the summer. It was then deemed necessary to open the main stand enclosure to accommodate the 7,000 interested fans who turned up to welcome Steven Gerrard seven years ago. Police had to quickly block off the road outside Ibrox. Russell Martin has signed a three-year contract with Rangers. | SNS Group Of course, there are Rangers men and Rangers men. Barry Ferguson was A Rangers Man. Russell Martin, by his own admission, drifted in and then out of Ibrox between stints at Norwich City and, er, Walsall. His final appearance, a 5-5 draw against Hibs, might have been memorable but the rest of the half season he spent there, not so much. Martin scored once in a 2-0 win against Hearts when he turned in a cross from Daniel Candeias (remember him?) at the far post. Otherwise, a Rangers fans tells me his most notable contribution was an inadvertent assist for Callum McGregor to score in a 4-0 Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Celtic. Martin's record in two Old Firm matches was: Rangers 0 Celtic 9. Clearly this must improve under the club's new American owners. As it stands Rangers are what they were in Martin's time as a player at Ibrox: a poor second. Maybe, just maybe, someone who has always made the best of himself, who wasn't a superbly talented player but still managed to win 29 caps for Scotland and compete in the Premier League with Norwich, is exactly what the Ibrox club needs at this time. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Rangers outsiders looking in They've done showy, glitzy appointment in Gerrard, they've gone down the intense foreign coach road with Phillipe Clement. They've even done the 'he was the brains behind the showy, glitzy appointment' before it became clear Michael Beale hadn't been Gerrard's tactical mentor after all. Even when Rangers looked to have got things right, with Giovanni van Bronckhorst, they said to hang with patience and sacked him. All these men had their own qualities, of course, and, in the case of Gerrard, he would have been welcomed back. Indeed, it was impossible to observe the club's latest managerial unveiling without thinking of Gerrard and, to a certain extent, Barry Ferguson. It would have been easy to imagine Ferguson's sad face peering in through a window if the press conference hadn't been taking place in a windowless room. Of course, it could have been him in Martin's seat if it wasn't for pesky Motherwell, St Mirren, Hibs etc etc. As for Gerrard, well, a significant number of fans will still wish it was him in the seat. Martin was alert to this. 'There's always some names in football management that are always a bit more exciting than others, of course,' the 39-year-old said. He explained that he'd never been the favoured choice at any of the clubs where he'd been manager. He went from player to manager at MK Dons, which, he said, 'was a bit of a surprise to the supporters'. At Swansea, they'd just lost a play-off final with the budget being cut as a result and he wasn't seen as the answer. Finally, at Southampton, much bigger names than his had been linked to the post. 'And then I got it,' he said. Russell Martin speaks to the media alongside Rangers chief executive Patrick Stewart. | SNS Group Much the same could be said of his latest career move. Rangers did something they don't often do - they broke with a noble tradition. Normally they hold manager unveiling press conference in the wonderful Blue Room, scene of such cramped but unforgettable moments as Graeme Souness walking in through a door opened by secretary Campbell Ogilvie in 1986. It's where Gerrard had looked up at the mural depicting great Rangers managers, including Souness, Walter Smith and Jock Wallace, on the wall before issuing his 'let's go!' manifesto. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad For this latest unveiling, we were directed to the far less atmospheric media room. It didn't feel as inspiring, although Martin did his best. Lantern jawed, artfully parted dark hair, sculpted beard, it might have been an announcement to introduce the new face of Dolce and Gabbana. But there's clearly substance to him as well as style. New Sporting Director Kevin Thelwell sat nodding next to him as Martin explained how he wanted to play. Much has been said about his belief in a passing style of football, not all of it complimentary. His outlook, he tried to clarify, is based on 'courage and intensity'. The courage, he said, applied to players willing to take the ball in the final third and expressing themselves. It all sounded very credible and persuasive. A Rangers supporting pal texted: 'His point about courage to be brave in front of 50,000 was spot on – that has been our fatal flaw (along with all the other ones!) over the past 3-4 seasons.' Martin is a bit different Patrick Stewart, the Rangers chief executive, described Martin as 'the standout candidate' as he sought to make clear that he was the No 1 choice, despite all the other names linked. Martin's clearly a bit different. He dropped English literature at A level while at school because he had a disagreement with his teacher over an interpretation of Wuthering Heights. Welcome, then to Ibrox, where contentious issues include Rangers' very own Heathcliff figure. What to do with brooding, divisive skipper James Tavernier?
