'Celtic eye exiting Besiktas midfielder Tiknaz'
Celtic have joined Lille in making contact with Rio Ave about Turkey midfielder Demir Tiknaz, with the Portuguese club aiming to trigger their option to buy the 20-year-old following last season's loan by Tuesday's deadline before selling him for around £8.4m - double what they would pay Besiktas. (A Bola), externalPAOK have handed Greg Taylor a deadline of the end of June to decide whether to accept their contract offer as the 27-year-old Scotland left-back's contract expires with Celtic. (Sport Dog via Sunday Mail), externalTomoki Iwata says he made the switch from Celtic to Birmingham City last summer because the Scottish champions had so much possession in the Scottish Premiership that they did not need his ball-winning strengths in midfield and he therefore was not picked often enough to play. (Soccer Digest Web via Daily Record), externalRead Sunday's Scottish Gossip in full.
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