Celtic will not offer former Chelsea and AC Milan midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, 32, a contract following his training spell with the club during the international break. (Anthony Joseph, external) Rangers vice-chairman Paraag Marathe says the club are following a short-term strategy as they aim to challenge reigning champions Celtic for the Scottish Premiership crown. (Record […]
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Ex-Rangers manager praises the current Ibrox boss, while a midfield pairing is tipped to make a major impact… Steven Gerrard says he hopes Rangers achieve so much success with Derek McInnes that the club has no reason to invite him back as manager. (Open Goal via The Herald – subscription required, external) Former Ibrox player […]
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Premier League coach open to taking charge should Celtic seek a new manager midway through the season… Sean Dyche is prepared to give serious thought to managing Celtic if the former Burnley, Everton and Nottingham Forest boss receives a formal approach. (Football Insider, external) Celtic winger Jota completed 45 minutes in a private match against […]
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Jota is expected to make his first appearance for Celtic in 18 months when they face Falkirk in a bounce match on Friday. (Scottish Sun), external Celtic midfielder Benjamin Nygren is among three Sweden internationals instructed to isolate due to illness ahead of Friday’s match against Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Herald – subscription required, external) Former Celtic goalkeeper […]
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Kasper Hogh, 25, remains pleased with his decision to join Celtic, despite finding the net in only one of his first nine matches, when he scored a hat-trick against Kilmarnock. (Sun, external) Ronald Hernandez has encouraged his Venezuela team-mate Kevin Kelsy, who plays for Rangers, to continue making the most of his attacking qualities, adding […]
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Rangers summer recruit sees sharp rise in valuation, while Celtic midfielder admits the squad is still feeling the impact of its Champions League elimination… Figures published by the CIES Football Observatory indicate that Olwethu Makhanya is now worth around £12m, only months after Rangers signed the South African defender from Philadelphia Union for £3m. (Football […]
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Hibs move closer to appointing a new head coach, while a Rangers player reveals he had expected to depart during the summer… Hibernian are approaching a decision on their next manager after completing the final stage of face-to-face interviews. Dutch coach Marink Reedijk, 34, is believed to be among the frontrunners. (Edinburgh Evening News, external) […]
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Former Arminia Bielefeld manager Michel Kniat and Vesa Vasara, who currently leads Finnish club Inter Turku, are reportedly among the candidates under consideration for the vacant managerial role at Hibernian. (Edinburgh Evening News – subscription required, external) Former Beveren manager Marink Reedijk is also interested in taking charge of Hibs. (Record – subscription required, external) […]
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Celtic continue to pursue a midfielder, while Martin O’Neill regrets not bringing in a successor to Arne Engels… Celtic are maintaining their interest in Torino midfielder Gvidas Gineitis as the January transfer window approaches (Football Insider), external. Swansea City defender and former Celtic player Stephen Welsh initially believed his first Scotland call-up was a joke […]
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Transfer fees emerge for Rangers’ new striker and Celtic’s former midfielder, while the champions consider a free-agent option… Rangers have agreed to pay Portland Timbers $13m (£9.6m) for Venezuelan forward Kevin Kelsy. The deal for the 22-year-old also includes performance-related extras and a future sell-on clause. (Tom Bogert, external) Celtic could not finalise a deal […]
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