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The Herald Scotland
3 days ago
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Peterborough stance on Celtic transfer target Harley Mills
Taylor is out of contract and has interested parties across Europe as he is now a free agent. It means fresh reinforcements are needed on the left-hand side with a decision yet to be made on a potential permanent move for Jeffrey Schlupp who spent the tail end of last season on loan at Parkhead. Mills, 19, is under contract until next year at Posh and the club, it is understood, would prefer to sell rather than see their player leave on a free. Read more: Celtic confirm Como Cup participation with four clubs involved Ex-Celtic winger Daniel Arzani could return to Scotland as Hearts make him target But while Celtic are believed to be keen on the defender, it's understood no official offer has been tabled despite suggestions that the League One side had received a bid. Mills' performances brought eyes last season with scouts flocking to watch the promising young full-back. Fulham reportedly submitted a £1million opening offer for the player which was knocked back. Mills has made 28 senior career appearances to date and has chipped in two goals and two assists. One of those strikes came in the Vertu Trophy Final vs ex-Celt Tomoki Iwata's Birmingham City at Wembley in April of this year.
The National
3 days ago
- Business
- The National
Peterborough stance on Celtic transfer target Harley Mills
The Hoops are on the lookout for a left-back as a deputy for Kieran Tierney as Greg Taylor looks to be on the way out. Taylor is out of contract and has interested parties across Europe as he is now a free agent. It means fresh reinforcements are needed on the left-hand side with a decision yet to be made on a potential permanent move for Jeffrey Schlupp who spent the tail end of last season on loan at Parkhead. Mills, 19, is under contract until next year at Posh and the club, it is understood, would prefer to sell rather than see their player leave on a free. Read more: Celtic confirm Como Cup participation with four clubs involved Ex-Celtic winger Daniel Arzani could return to Scotland as Hearts make him target But while Celtic are believed to be keen on the defender, it's understood no official offer has been tabled despite suggestions that the League One side had received a bid. Mills' performances brought eyes last season with scouts flocking to watch the promising young full-back. Fulham reportedly submitted a £1million opening offer for the player which was knocked back. Mills has made 28 senior career appearances to date and has chipped in two goals and two assists. One of those strikes came in the Vertu Trophy Final vs ex-Celt Tomoki Iwata's Birmingham City at Wembley in April of this year.
Scotsman
6 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Celtic ready to rival EPL side for ex-Aston Villa teen as SPFL club target former Rangers striker for key role
Celtic are targeting a talented 19-year-old defender from the EFL. Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Celtic are ready to rival English Premier League clubs for highly-rated teenager Harley Mills as they look to replace long serving left-back Greg Taylor this summer. The 19-year-old is in-demand this summer after a breakout campaign for EFL League One side Peterborough United, with the Posh reported to be mulling over a £1million bid from Marco Silva's Fulham last week, who has impressed since arriving from Aston Villa's academy. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Mills, who scored an outrageous free- kick in Peterborough's 2-0 win over Birmingham City in the Vertu Trophy Final back in April, began the season on loan at non-league outfit Enfield but morphed into one of the club's best performers after breaking into Darren Ferguson's first team in the second-half of the 2024/25 campaign. Brendan Rodgers is looking for defensive reinforcements this summer as speculation continues to surround the future of Greg Taylor at Celtic. | Getty Images Celtic will see fan favourite Kieran Tierney return on a pre-contract agreement from Arsenal this summer, however, head coach Brendan Rodgers is still on the lookout for further reinforcements at left-back with the Hoops boss said to be 'resigned to losing' Greg Taylor this summer., according to a report from the Scottish Sun. The Scotland international has been linked with a move to Dinamo Zagreb and PAOK this summer, with his contract set to expire at Celtic Park next month, while left-back Jeffrey Schlupp has returned to Crystal Palace after his loan spell at the club came to an end following the Scottish Cup final defeat to Aberdeen last weekend. Elsewhere in the Scottish Premiership, managerless Dundee have made a significant step towards the appointment of a new boss after being granted permission to speak with Linfield head coach David Healy about replacing Tony Docherty in the Den's Park dugout. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The ex-Rangers striker has led the club to six NIFL Premiership titles during his time as manager at Windsor Park, alongside two Irish Cups and three Irish League Cups, but almost moved to Scotland last season in order to become the new manager of Raith Rovers, before opting to say with the Blues at the final hour.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mixed weekend for Brady as third-tier champion Birmingham loses Football League Trophy final
Peterborough United's Hector Kyprianou with the trophy after winning the Vertu Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday April 13, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP) Peterborough United's Harley Mills with the trophy after winning the Vertu Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday April 13, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP) Peterborough United's Harley Mills with the trophy after winning the Vertu Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday April 13, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP) Peterborough United's Hector Kyprianou with the trophy after winning the Vertu Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday April 13, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP) Peterborough United's Harley Mills with the trophy after winning the Vertu Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday April 13, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP) LONDON (AP) — NFL great Tom Brady was at Wembley Stadium on Sunday to watch Birmingham, the English soccer club where he's a minority shareholder, lose the final of the Football League Trophy in a 2-0 upset to Peterborough. Teenager Harley Mills and Hector Kyprianou scored for Peterborough to win a competition for teams outside the top two tiers in England. Advertisement The trip wasn't all bad for Brady, though. Birmingham had already secured promotion back to the second-tier Championship earlier in the week. It then clinched the League 1 title on Saturday after Wrexham, owned by Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, dropped points. Brady got a stake in Birmingham in August 2023 in his first foray into the world of soccer and, as chairman of the club's new advisory board, said he wanted to bring a winning mentality to a club from central England that last played in the Premier League in 2011. ___ AP soccer:
BBC News
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Birmingham City set for new Amazon doc as fans prepare for Wembley
Newly promoted Birmingham City has announced it will be the subject of a new documentary, produced by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Blues will appear on the Amazon Prime series this summer giving fans a look behind the scenes as they are promoted to the EFL Sky Bet comes as more than 40,000 fans are expected to travel to Wembley Stadium on Sunday as the team takes on Peterborough in the final of the Vertu Trophy. Fans including comedian Jasper Carrot have expressed their excitement for the cup final, which Birmingham last won in 1995. Carrott, real name Robert Davis, will be heading to the game on Sunday, and told BBC Radio WM as a child he never dreamt of being a comedy icon, or a pop star, he wanted to play for his beloved Birmingham City. "The dream was to be a footballer, I started supporting Birmingham City when I was nine."The fourth game I went to we beat Liverpool 9-1, and that year we went up into the first division and the next year we were sixth in the first division, we got to the FA Cup Final, we lost to Man City, so I thought this is the side for me. "This is my 56 years later we won something." Travelling by train Network Rail has said trains between Birmingham and London will be busier than usual and said fans should check before they will not call at Solihull, Dorridge, Hatton, Lapworth or Warwick on Sunday but extra services will run between Warwick Parkway to Wembley fan, CJ, travelling by train is not something he needs to worry is travelling more than 4,000 miles from Atlanta, Georgia for the game on Blues fan moved to America with his wife in 2021 and said he had explained to her how "you don't get to Wembley very often being a Birmingham fan, so you do everything you can to get back."He said: "My wife has come to Blues games and she understands how it is like a religion to us in Birmingham. "I am looking forward to hopefully them lifting the trophy." Micky Singh, from Hall Green, chair of supporters group Blues 4 All, has been a season ticket holder at St Andrew's for more than 20 years. Ahead of travelling to the final with his children and grandchildren, he said: "It's amazing, you get to Wembley and you get to the Wembley steps... I'm looking forward to being there on Sunday, watching all the crowd with the family, so excited."Sarah Tullett, Blues fan and landlady of the Hunting Tree in Halesowen where a coach is heading to Wembley, said she is opening up earlier to accommodate fans."We have got a coach, we are putting breakfast going to be great." Birmingham City play Peterborough United FC in the Vertu Trophy Final on Sunday at 15:00 BST. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
