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Norwich sign striker Lincoln's Makama for £1.2m
Norwich City have completed the signing of striker Jovon Makama from Lincoln City for a fee of £ 21-year-old has joined the Championship club on a three-year contract, with an option for a further two fee is a club record for League One Lincoln, eclipsing the £750,000 they reportedly received from Bolton Wanderers for Scottish midfielder Ethan Erhahon last arrival is part of new Norwich head coach Liam Manning's rebuild at Carrow Road following the departures of forwards Borja Sainz and Jonathan Rowe, to Porto and Marseille he made his debut for the Imps aged 18, Makama has scored 15 goals in 97 appearances, but was left out of their squad for the 2-0 opening-game home win over Reading last Saturday as talks Makama was originally part of the youth set-up at Derby County before he joined Lincoln in 2020, and has also had loan spells at non-league Gainsborough Trinity and Brackley begin their Championship campaign with a home fixture against Millwall on Saturday, 9 August.
Glasgow Times
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Luke McCowan vows Celtic are ready for Champions League test
The Scottish champions found out their potential opponents in the draw in Nyon earlier today, and will play the first leg of the tie at home on the midweek of 19/20 August before the return tie a week later on the midweek of August 26/27, with the exact dates and kick off times yet to be confirmed. Celtic hammered Slovan Bratislava by five goals to one in the opening match of last season's group phase, the start of a largely impressive showing in the competition by Brendan Rodgers' men last term. Despite some misgivings from supporters around the strength of the squad and the lack of summer business to date this time around, McCowan – who bagged a late winner in Sunday's Premiership opener against St Mirren - is convinced that his side will be more than prepared to show they can have another successful season in Europe's top competition. "I'm sure we will be,' McCowan said. 'I mean if you were to ask us if we played it this midweek, I'm sure we'd all be ready. So, it makes no difference being in two weeks. If anything, I think we'll be more prepared. 'It's brilliant. The qualifiers are what you want to do. Obviously, it would be easier if you're just going straight into it. (Image: Andrew Milligan - PA) 'But when those games come around, it's about embracing it and knowing what the challenge is going to be. "You're coming up against opponents that aren't from here and I'm sure the boys are up for it. "I think we showed that [we belong in the league phase] last year, it's about proving it again. There's always a demand for more at this club. Read more: "The more games under our belt within the season, the quicker we'll get up to speed and the performance levels will hopefully get us points on the board throughout the Champions League phases and the qualifiers, so we just need to keep performing well. "It's an old cliche but Aberdeen next Sunday again, you hit that with a good performance, then you go into the qualifiers feeling ready, feeling up to scratch and you want to go into them as positive as you can." Celtic will be strongly fancied to progress through the qualifying tie, with the players more than aware that crashing out of the Champions League at this stage would be viewed as a disaster for the club. But McCowan is confident they can handle that pressure. "These players play under massive pressure all the time,' he said. 'I keep repeating it, but it's what playing at this club takes. You need to be ready for that pressure, you need to have your chest out, your head high and go and show that you're a Celtic player. "That's what it demands and that's what a manager wants. Pressures in a game hopefully bring out your best qualities." McCowan was delighted then that his strike against a stuffy and well organised St Mirren outfit at the weekend helped Celtic avoid getting their season off on a bum note, and he hopes that the performance level as well as the win will keep the momentum and the feelgood factor flowing going into a crucial part of the club's season, even in these early knockings of the campaign. 'Your performance levels are always the thing you look at the most,' he said. "Even if you came away from that game at 0-0, you know your performance level was good, you know you created so many chances in the game. (Image: Andrew Milligan - PA) "But the thing that you come away from after the game with a good performance is the three points and the boys are chuffed with that. 'It's just one of those ones, you want to create energy, you want to create positivity when you're coming off the bench and I think at the point we made the changes, they probably needed it. Some fresh legs, stuff like that, so that's what the squad's there for. 'It feels good. Good to start the season off with a win. It's always important to go off to a good start. "It's what you're here to do. You're here to score goals and help the team win games. "[I thought the performance was] brilliant. We had a ton of chances, we had enough chances to go and win probably two football matches. Really unlucky with a few hitting the post, obviously a goal chopped off as well. "Listen on another day, you probably come away scoring two or three, maybe more. But at the end of the day, it's three points and that's what we're glad with. 'You have a good pre-season, you work really hard, obviously away in different countries and whatever, getting your fitness levels high. It's about coming into the game [on Sunday] and implementing that and let that carry on throughout the games to come. "You've got Champions League qualifiers to come and it's just about the next step, the next game, the next performance. The boys know that and it's just about staying level-headed with that. 'There's always more to come. There's always a demand for more here. You could come away winning five and six-nil in games and you probably think it should be seven or eight. "It's just what this club demands. I'm sure through each game the performances will get better and even if there are disappointments, it's how we react to that, and I'm sure we'll do just that."
Scottish Sun
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Hibs' Euro opponents Partizan caught up in bizarre drama as club DJ sacked after club accuse him of ‘sabotage'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) HIBS take on Partizan Belgrade in Conference League qualifiers this week, but their opponents have SACKED their DJ this week. The club released a statement to announce the news after supposed 'sabotage'. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Partizan fans were shocked to hear the anthem of their rivals last weekend Credit: Getty 2 David Gray's Hibs travel to Serbia to take on Partizan this week Credit: Andrew Barr They said: "At our stadium, about 30 minutes before the start of the match against Radnički 1923 from Kragujevac, an incident occurred, when inappropriate audio content was played over the loudspeaker. "We inform the public and our fans that due to this sabotage, after an internal investigation, we will terminate the contract and file a lawsuit against the responsible person who has been providing this service for many years." Partizan fans were shocked to hear the anthem of their fierce rivals Red Star blast around their home ground before their Serbian Superliga tie at the weekend. Partizan welcome Hibs to their ground on Thursday in the Europa Conference League qualifiers, where they will hope no further blips occur. Hibs were dumped out of the Europa League 3-2 on aggregate against Midtjylland. The Leith side took their opponents to extra-time over the two legs, and it took a last minute overhead kick to seal the win for the Danish club. They dropped to the Conference League qualifiers after the result, where they face a potential two more ties if they want any European football this season, despite finishing up in third last year. The Hibees would've entered the Europa League qualifiers at the play-off stage thanks to their league position, but Aberdeen's shock Scottish Cup win over Celtic cost Hibs that place. They face no easy task in Serbian side Partizan Belgrade, and their boss is calling for the fans to back the team. Partizan boss, Aleksandar Stanojević said 'Stressful and turbulent situations are just part of our story,' Legendary Mixu Paatelainen lifts lid on Jim McLean's brutal blast, infamous Walter Smith bust-up and his Hibs job regrets 'This is what it will be like until the end of the season, lots of ups and downs. 'Maybe that will be a good thing – because it will bring big crowds back to the stadium. I'd like to thank all the fans here for this game. 'And I want to invite all the fans to come to the Hibernian game. We want even more here on Thursday night. We need them to come along and show their support.' If the Hibees get through the Partizan tie, they will face either AEK Larnaca FC or Legia Warsaw in the play-off round. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
