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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Celtic eye EFL defender who's on Premier League club's radar as first summer transfer signing
A Premier League side have offered £1million for him MAKING MOVES Celtic eye EFL defender who's on Premier League club's radar as first summer transfer signing CELTIC have targeted Peterborough full-back Harley Mills as back-up for Kieran Tierney next season. Posh were mulling over a £1million approach from Fulham for the ex- Aston Villa trainee. 1 Harley Mills of Peterborough United kisses the Vertu EFL Trophy Credit: Getty But now the Hoops have entered the race for the left-back. Scotland star Tierney is returning from Arsenal this summer - as first revealed by SunSport - but boss Brendan Rodgers needs competition in defence. Greg Taylor is out of contract, and loanee Jeffrey Schlupp has gone back to Crystal Palace. Mills was playing at non-league Enfield at the start of last season. He cemented a spot in boss Darren Ferguson's side, and his fine performances had scouts flocking to watch him. Rodgers knows that Taylor is all but certain to have played his last game for Celtic. The Scotland international has attracted interest from Dinamo Zagreb, the MLS and most recently PAOK of Greece. And Mills is one of the potential names on the replacement list. We reported that Djurgardens' Japanese kid Keita Kosugi was under consideration. Also, Celtic have shown interest in Red Star Belgrade wonderkid Veljko Milosavljevic. Rangers fans react as 49ers takeover completed The defender is just 17 but has already gained valuable first team experience and caught the eyes of several European clubs, including the Premiership champions. Serbian outlet Meridian Sport claim that an initial offer from the Parkhead club has been kicked out, with Red Star standing firm on their demands of a €10million (£8.4million) price tag. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Scottish Sun
7 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Celtic season ticket holder caught carrying knife into match after attacking cop
Sohal has been banned him from all football matches at home or abroad for one year A CELTIC fan held by police for shouting at Hearts supporters assaulted a sergeant and was caught with a knife. Rohan Sohal, 25, attacked Bobby Fisher at Celtic Park on September 14 2024. Advertisement 2 The attack happened at Celtic Park in September 2024 Credit: Getty 2 Sohal pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to the assault on sergeant Fisher Credit: Spindrift The Hoops hosted their Edinburgh counterparts that day in a game which Brendan Rodgers' side won 2-0. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that season ticket holder Sohal was noted to be under the influence of alcohol by the police. Prosecutor Ross Gunn said: "He swore and was roaring towards the away fans." Police officers and stewards attempted to engage with Sohal, of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, and warned him about his conduct. Advertisement Mr Gunn stated: "Police officers tried to re-engage with Sohal and he struck sergeant Fisher to the right arm with his hand." Sohal was removed from the stadium and was later searched. A black handled lock back knife was recovered from his left jacket pocket. In reply to caution and charge, Sohal said: "I did push the guy's hand away." Advertisement Sohal pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to the assault on sergeant Fisher. He also admitted a separate charge of having a knife in Celtic Park without a reasonable excuse or lawful authority. Man charged over fans' street rammy after Aberdeen-Celtic Scottish Cup final Sohal's lawyer told the court that his client was "utterly ashamed" and that he had the blade on him as he attended the match after he finished working opening boxes. Sheriff Thomas Ward fined Sohal £715 and banned him from all football matches at home or abroad for one year. Advertisement The sheriff remarked: "Think of the money he will save not paying for a season ticket." Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Scottish Sun
23-05-2025
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Celtic hero Daizen Maeda finally gets hard-earned break as diary clears for Hoops star to spend time with new child
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CELTIC hero Daizen Maeda will be able to take a well-earned break after today's Scottish Cup Final as Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu revealed he has rested him for their World Cup qualifiers. Japan were the first team to clinch their qualification for the Finals next year in USA, Canada and Mexico and they still have two more dead rubber games to come in their group, away to Australia and at home to Indonesia. Sign up for the Celtic newsletter Sign up 2 Daizen Maeda is named Player of the Year Credit: Kenny Ramsay 2 Daizen Maeda of Celtic arrives prior to the clash with Hibs Credit: Getty But Maeda - and injured Celtic teammate Reo Hatate - won't have to make the exhausting trip halfway around the world after Moriyasu opted to leave out some of his most established stars to look at other domestic-based players instead. He explained: "Some of the regular players who are always in the squads have been left out for these games. "Considering that some of the main players had played a lot of games before and suffered frequent injuries throughout the season, we decided not to call them up this time. "The guys who have played a lot of football deserve a rest." Maeda will play his 56th game of the season for club and country today when he starts in the Scottish Cup Final against Aberdeen - he's scored 34 goals. But as well as picking up a hat-trick of personal gongs, Maeda is celebrating becoming a dad for the third time. He'd headed back to Japan last month to be with his wife but then returned to face Rangers with his child still to be born. Maeda said: 'I now have a baby boy. "I've just seen him on video calls. "I haven't seen him face-to-face yet so I just want to go into the off-season and see him.' Celtic ace lookalike goes viral in hilarious vids spoofing Hoops star Daizen Maeda Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Scottish Sun
17-05-2025
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- Scottish Sun
Celtic fans fight in the streets during title party as Glasgow's Trongate left strewn with litter
CELTIC fans have been filmed fighting in the streets of Glasgow during their team's league title party. The Hoops had their trophy day celebrations today after the team drew 1-1 with St Mirren in the final Premiership match of the season. Advertisement 5 The Trongate area will require a major clean up operation 5 It was far from all smiles at the Celtic title party 5 The moment a female fan jumped on another and started punching them James Forrest scored a late equaliser in the game, which gave him the unique record of scoring in all 16 seasons he's been a Celtic player. After the full-time whistle, fans began to descend on the Trongate area - despite warnings not to attend. We told you how local residents and businesses were fearing for the events of today, with an Orange Walk also talking place in the city this afternoon. Indeed there was a stand-off between Hoops fans and some marchers earlier this afternoon, before cops swooped in. Advertisement Thousands of Hoops supporters defied the government warnings and headed to take over the Trongate and Merchant City areas for their league-winning bash. Many were filmed climbing lampposts and setting off pyro as the boozy street party kicked off at around 3pm. They set off green, white and orange flares, launched fireworks into the air and waved flags and banners in the glorious sunshine. Fans also belted out favourite club chants and posed for pics and videos. Advertisement Cops were on guard as alcohol flowed as the crowd grew, with bottles from underage revellers being confiscated at the fringes of the gathering. But as the evening went on, fights broke out among some of supporters. Celtic fans start to gather in Glasgow as they celebrate their team winning the Scottish Premiership Videos shared on social media show the uglier side of the party. A woman was spotted sitting on top of another woman and punching her, and at the same time two men were kicking off at one another. Advertisement In a separate video, two groups of young males are seen scrapping and throwing kicks at each other, with bottles also being smashed in the vicinity. Another incident saw a man bleeding from his head being taken away by cops and paramedics. All of this was taking place as the streets themselves became strewn with litter from broken bottles, empty cans and other pieces of rubbish. Estimates for the crowd are of around 25,000 revellers. Advertisement By around 7.30pm the party was all but over and coppers began to turn people away from the Trongate and attempting to clean up some of the mess. Police Scotland have been contacted for comment. 5 This fan was left with a bloodied head and taken away by the emergency services 5 Another video which showed groups of fans squaring off Advertisement Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
The National
14-05-2025
- Sport
- The National
Celtic team news vs Aberdeen as Rodgers makes EIGHT changes
The Celtic manager has rotated his squad for the penultimate Scottish Premiership tie at Pittodrie. Rodgers has handed an opportunity to Johnny Kenny up front with James Forrest and Yang making up a completely changes frontline. Daizen Maeda is not in the matchday squad for the match. Viljami Sinisalo comes back in between the sticks with Maik Nawrocki, Jeffrey Schlupp, Luke McCowan and Paulo Bernado also in. Only Anthony Ralston, Auston Trusty and Callum McGregor keep their spots in the team from the 3-1 win over Hibernian. Read more: CELTIC XI: Sinisalo, Ralston, Trusty, Nawrocki, Schlupp, McGregor, McCowan, Bernardo, Forrest, Yang, Kenny. SUBS: Schmeichel, Johnston, Taylor, Scales, Idah, Kuhn, Engels, Hatate, McArdle.
