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Scottish Sun
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Celtic starlet leaves due to ‘desire for first team football' as European club snap him up on cut-price transfer fee
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) IT's hard enough to break into the first team of any Scottish Premiership side - let alone Celtic and Rangers. More evidence of that has played out this week, with the Parkhead club set to lose a highly-rated youngster for a cut-price fee due to the player wanting regular football, reports claim. Sign up for the Celtic newsletter Sign up 1 Matthew Anderson in action for Scotland Under-21s Credit: Willie Vass Matthew Anderson joined the Celtic academy setup from Motherwell at the age of 13 and signed his first professional contract with the club in 2020 at the age of 16. But now 21, Anderson is yet to make his mark on the senior squad and has had to spend time out on loan to gain minutes on the pitch. However, on his return he would have been hoping to push for a place in Brendan Rodgers' thoughts. But it seems he isn't int he manager's plans and now, according to the Glasgow Times, he will sign for Belgian second division outfit KV Kortrijk. Two years ago, Anderson was loaned out to one of Celtic's feeder clubs, Admira Wacker of Austria. He's remained there since and racked up a healthy number of minutes in the second tier of Austrian football. He made 21 appearances in 2023/24, playing at left-back or left-midfield. And the Hoops kid played 22 league games this past season as the team challenged for promotion, more often than not playing wide on the left of midfield. He had originally came through the ranks as a defender and was given shirt number 63, the same digits worn by Kieran Tierney. But it's said the Scotland youth international has a desire for that first team football to continue and doesn't think he'll get that at Celtic, hence the decision to move on. The diggers move in as Celtic Park pitch is dug up It's reported that Anderson has signed a three-year deal with the ambitious Belgians, who are owned by Cardiff City chief Vincent Tan and are targeting a quick return to the top flight after being relegated last season. Stephen McManus, Anderson's coach when he was with the B team, previously predicted a bright future in football for the youngster. McManus, who is now a first team coach with the Hoops, said earlier this month in an interview with the Daily Record: "He's got a massive future in the game, absolutely massive. "He's a terrific boy with a brilliant family, and again, you can only stay with us, with the B team, for a couple of seasons. "Matthew outgrew the B team two years ago. That's why he's not played for the B team. "That's why the next stage of his development was to go out and loan." Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Daily Record
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Celtic to sell star with 'massive future in the game' after transfer with huge sell-on fee struck
The Hoops are set to sell highly-rated youngster Matthew Anderson but have made sure they won't regret it if he kicks on Celtic are set to sell highly-rated youngster Matthew Anderson – but have reportedly demanded a huge sell-on fee in the deal in case his career skyrockets away from the club. Left-back Anderson has spent the last two years out on loan at Admira Wacker in Austria but, according to the Celtic Way, is now set to join KV Kortrjik in the Belgian second tier. It's claimed they've beaten off interest from Aberdeen and Hearts, as well Exeter City in England, Tolouse in France and Ried and Tirlo in Austria to land the 21-year-old who has thoroughly impressed in his two seasons out on loan. It's reported he's leaving for a 'minimal' fee – but that Celtic have covered themselves by including a 'significant' sell-on fee that will see them profit if he goes on to make his new club cash in the future. Anderson had previously been talked up as one of the academy's top prospects and while interest from the Premier League in his teenage years has wavered, there's a feeling he'll be able to kick on and become a Scotland player in the future. He hadn't played for the first-team but was highly rated by Brendan Rodgers although is currently some way short of competing with Kieran Tierney for the left-back berth at Parkhead – so the club believe a clean break sale to give him a fresh start elsewhere is the best option. Speaking exclusively to Record Sport, Stephen McManus, who coached Anderson with the Hoops B-team, predicted a massive future ahead for the youngster. He said: "He's got a massive future in the game, absolutely massive. He's a terrific boy with a brilliant family, and again, you can only stay with us, with the B team, for a couple of seasons. "Matthew outgrew the B team two years ago. That's why he's not played for the B team. That's why the next stage of his development was to go out and loan. "Some people make their debut at 16 and then go and play for the rest of their careers. Some people are 21, 20, they need to go a different route. That's fine. "But what you need to do is, when you get an opportunity, you need to try and become a football player, and that's what Matthew's done. "He's a terrific boy, terrific worker from a terrific family, and he'll be a top player." You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also on WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
USM announces new awardees for Eagle Scholars Program
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – The University of Southern Mississippi's Drapeau Center for Undergraduate Research (DCUR) announced the new cohort of awardees in the Eagle Scholars Program for Undergraduate Research (Eagle SPUR). The 13 selected students will receive grants of up to $1,500 to support research and creative activity, community-engaged projects and travel in 2025. William Carey offers new program for military retirees The Fall 2024 DCUR Eagle SPUR winners include: Matthew Anderson, Ocean Engineering Jason Ang, Forensic Science Kayla Beeles, Art (Sculpture) Gavin Friend, Ocean Engineering Charles Heatherly, Ocean Engineering Leilanie Martinez, Ocean Engineering Neta Nnabuenyi, Biological Sciences (Biomedical Sciences) Aliya Puryear, Polymer Science and Engineering Joseph Serio, Biological Sciences Joshua Seymour, Ocean Engineering Olivia St. Germain, Marine Biology Arnaz Maryam Tariq, Biological Sciences (Microbiology) Leah Tucker, Biological Sciences Applicants who submitted proposals were asked to provide details about their projects, travel plans, the relevance of their project to their career goals and a project budget. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
