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Daily Record
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Brendan Rodgers drops imminent Celtic transfer hint as boss makes his priority clear
The Hoops kick off their title defence this weekend against St Mirren but have endured a frustrating window so far Brendan Rodgers hopes Celtic will have another new face through the door this week. The Hoops have had three bids kicked out by Go Ahead Eagles for £6million-rated midfielder Jakob Breum. Celts are also locked in talks with Manchester City over a loan deal for promising defender Jahmai Simpson-Pusey. And with the title defence kicking off this weekend, Rodgers hinted that a new signing is imminent. He told Sky Sports: "Yeah, well, we hope this week there might be some news on that. "Coaches and the transfer market don't move at the same pace. A coach always wants a player in immediately, but the transfer market doesn't always work like that. "There's a lot that goes into it - but it's also the reason for pre-season. You want your team together as quickly as you can so you can get some good work in, get the togetherness, get the spirit, everything formed. "But, of course, we know that traditionally it can be a challenge. By the end of the window, hopefully that will be the case. In the meantime, we're working very, very hard. "We're excited by what's here at the moment and looking forward to the weekend." Kieran Tierney and Benji Nygren are among the six new Bhoys who have arrived at Parkhead over the summer. But the champions have offloaded a dozen players and banked £17million from Nicolas Kuhn's sale to Como. He said: "Listen, as I said, a coach will always want the players in. I think it's arithmetic. It's purely counting. "We've lost players and we want to replace those players with quality. So it's not an opinion, it's where it's at. "We've lost key players and we want to replace those as quickly as we can in order to keep developing. "I'm very hopeful that we can do that." Rodgers is desperately searching for more firepower having also lost Kyogo in January without replacing the Japanese goal machine. He said: "For us it's tweaks because obviously last year we scored the most amount of goals in over 50-odd years of any Celtic team. "So that tells you there's a lot really good with the team. Clearly you want to improve each season. "But I think the attacking department will always be the strength of my team. "So that's something that we want to always improve on. "Whether that's through tactical ideas or players, it's an area that we always want to improve." Celtic will discover who stands between them and the Champions League league phase when the playoff draw is made on Monday. Fans have demanded the Parkhead board loosen the purse strings but Rodgers is refusing to hit the panic button. He said: "For me the focus is very much on what's here. We know we have work to do and I'm hopeful that we can get that done by the end of the window. "But in the meantime, the players have worked fantastically over the course of this pre-season. "It's been nice with the guys are coming in. They've added that quality to the group. "We've got some younger players coming in, like young Callum Osmand, who's a young player for the future. It was a great opportunity for us to take him from Fulham, which was great. "We still have work to do in the market, but I'm really excited. The focus is really on the players that are here, of course, and they've been working very, very well. "Hopefully by the end of the month, as I said, we'll be a stronger squad for the end of the transfer window."
Scottish Sun
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Celtic get boost in pursuit of top transfer target as agent ‘hopes he'll go in that direction'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A TOP Celtic transfer target's path to Parkhead just became a whole lot easier... Because his agent is understood to be trying to push the move through himself. Sign up for the Celtic newsletter Sign up The Hoops have been linked with Go Ahead Eagles winger Jakob Breum this week. It emerged that Celtic had lodged a bid for the player last month. But it was understood to have been 'laughingly rejected' by the Dutch club. Brendan Rodgers & co remain interested however, despite the fact they have some serious competition when it comes to the bidding war. The Parkhead outfit's initial £1.5million offer was considered derisory and Twente Enschede entered the race with an improved bid. However, revealing quotes from Go Ahead's chief executive Willem van Dop suggest that the player's preference is for a move to Scotland. Via Sport Witness, Van Dop said: 'I've told Celtic that we won't be accepting their offer. 'But I spoke to Breum's agent on the phone Monday morning, and he hopes he'll go in that direction. 'We're certainly not the most difficult club, but it has to be a good fit. 'And if we can't reach a financial agreement, we also have the right to say: well, it's not going to happen.' Shock scenes as Celtic and Ajax fans clash during Como Cup friendly tournament in Italy Reports earlier this week claimed that Rangers were plotting a move for Breum's team mate and fellow wide man Oliver Antman. But Go Ahead have made it clear they would only consider selling one of them. Breum, 21, joined the Eredivisie side in 2023 from OB in his homeland of Denmark. The Danish youth international has since made 58 league appearances for the club, scoring 13 goals. He can operate as a winger and as a number ten, indeed flourishing in the latter role for the majority of last season. Elsewhere, Celtic are willing to let defender Stephen Welsh leave and a loan deal with Plymouth Argyle in League One is reportedly close to completion. 1 Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
The National
a day ago
- Sport
- The National
Referee and VAR officials revealed for Celtic vs St Mirren
The Parkhead club begin the defence of their title on Sunday as they welcome Stephen Robinson's men to Glasgow's east end. As is tradition on the reigning champions' first home matchday of the campaign, the league flag will be unfurled before kick-off. Regarding the game itself, Don Robertson will take charge of proceedings. David Roome and Craig Ferguson will run the lines, with Greg Aitken on VAR duties. Graeme Leslie is the AVAR official. Read more: Celtic ended last season with a home game against St Mirren, James Forrest's late equaliser sparing their trophy day blushes. Brendan Rodgers will be hoping for a much smoother ride this time around against the Paisley outfit. Chris Sutton thinks the Parkhead boss has been 'calculated' with his recent comments. "The squad should not be weaker now than it was at the end of last season," he said, speaking at the launch of the William Hill Warm-Up show and podcast on Monday evening. "But that is the case. Tierney's signing is a huge boost, while Nygren coming in looks neat and tidy, but there are still areas to address. "A few days ago, Brendan Rodgers used the word 'ambition' in his press conference. He is very calculated in everything that he says, and that tells you everything. It is okay to get the baseball bat out right now, but there is still time in the window. "It is best to judge Celtic at the end of the window and see what happens in the next few weeks."
The National
a day ago
- Sport
- The National
Celtic hero questions outcast's effort after recommending him
The Honduran international has again been shipped out on loan from Parkhead and made his debut as a late sub for Polish side Lech Poznan at the weekend. Last season, he was sent out on loan to Greece with Olympiacos. Izaguirre - who won seven league titles, three Scottish Cups and two League Cups at Celtic and is now sports director of Motagua - was instrumental in getting Palma to Celtic after recommending the player to the Hoops. But he's admitted he was disappointed with Palma's efforts in Scottish football. He said: "I think Luis Palma needed to be more intense when he was at Celtic and actually finish the 90 minutes. "I don't know if he has good pre-seasons, I don't know about injuries, but you can see that he never seems to be able to finish the 90 minutes. Read more: "He's a winger and has to run many miles a game, press and make runs. I'm not sure he did that. "But he still has the potential to return to form. "He's now in Poland and we hope he gets the chance to play and enjoy it because he definitely has what it takes. "I have always believed in the national team players, which is why many of them play in Europe. We have quality." Meanwhile, Palma was praised by his Lech Poznan manager Niels Frederiksen after his introduction to Polish football in a 4-3 win at ex-Scotland No.2 John Carver's Lechia Gdansk. He said: "Luis Palma only had a few minutes on the pitch, but he forced a good save from their keeper and you could see the quality he has. "He will be a big player for us this season once he gets up to match fitness."
Glasgow Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Sutton on Celtic transfer blow and areas needing attention
Securing the homecoming of Tierney is seen as a coup for the Parkhead men but manager Brendan Rodgers wanted him to be competing with Taylor for the left-back slot. However, the 27-year-old opted not to sign a new contract and to move on for a new challenge with Greek side PAOK. With last season's loanee Jeffrey Schlupp no longer in the building, Scotland star Tierney is the only senior left-back option. Sutton feels they are short in there as well as on the wings. "I think Greg Taylor's a loss," he said. "I think he's a big loss, playing that inverted role. "I always felt sometimes Greg in one vs one situations at the highest level may get caught out. "I thought he was so good in that inverted role and integral in Celtic dominating the middle of the park and he played that very, very well. Read more: "He's going to be really difficult to replace in that respect. 'Jefrrey Schlupp's gone back and he's ended up at Norwich actually. That's an area which I think the Celtic are short on. "You look at the wide areas, losing Nicolas Kuhn even though it was good money. "If anything happens to Daizen Maeda, you're in trouble. "James Forrest. You've got Yang. I think Marco Tillio's back as well. "You get the sense it's not where Brendan wants to be. I get that."
