Celtic hero signs contract extension with club he left on deadline day as bizarre transfer quirk revealed

Celtic hero signs contract extension with club he left on deadline day as bizarre transfer quirk revealed

Edouard is still contract to the Premier League club | Getty Images

The Celtic hero made a transfer move on deadline day.

A bizarre contract quirk regarding a Celtic hero has been revealed after his latest transfer move.

Odsonne Edouard moved to Leicester City on deadline day from Crystal Palace on a season-long loan basis. The Frenchman had moved to the Eagles from Celtic in 2021 but minutes were set to become limited for this Premier League campaign.

Steve Cooper’s Foxes have now moved to bring him into their squad as they look to establish themselves as a top table force in England again. There was a situation for Crystal Palace to consider though, with Edouard out of contract next summer.

Now Alan Nixon has claimed “Leicester City loanee Odsonne Edouard signed a new deal at Crystal Palace before he left.” Not only did he pen a fresh deal with the club he was leaving, he signed a deal for the next THREE years, as it’s stated the “shock contract was sorted before the Frenchman moved to the Foxes but protects Palace next summer when he comes back.”

Edouard is a hero in Glasgow’s east-end after 87 goals in 179 games contributed to nine trophies for Celtic. The striker said to club media of his move: “I’m very happy to be here and I’m looking forward to starting with my new team-mates.

“We’ll try to win games and to score some goals. I’m a striker so it’s what everyone expects from me. I’ll try to do my best to try to help the team. [Deadline day] was a very long day, so I’m happy to be here.

“As a striker, it’s exciting to see the ball a lot, to receive a lot of balls to play forward. I’m looking forward to this and I hope I can link up with the boys

Celtic transfer target still on the lookout for European move

Mateusz Bogusz in action for LAFC

Celtic transfer target Matuesz Bogusz is still on the lookout for a move to Europe.

The 23-year-old was the subject of interest from the Scottish Premiership champions in August, but despite talks nothing materialised.

Brendan Rodgers instead opted to look closer to home, bringing in Dundee captain Luke McCowan and Augsburg’s Arne Engels to make up for the departure of Matt O’Riley.

A swoop for Bogusz, though, could yet come to fruition, with the player’s father recently stating he wants his son to return to Europe.

Speaking to Polish outlet Przeglad Sportoway (as per Google Translate), Piotr Bogusz admitted the family weren’t initially convinced by a move Stateside, but that they were eventually persuaded.

“When we first heard about the interest from MLS, we didn’t treat it with much enthusiasm,” he said.

“We thought that maybe it would be better to wait for other offers. Mateusz wasn’t convinced either. But the Americans didn’t give up, they were determined and that’s probably the main reason why he decided to make this move.

“They said that they saw goalscoring potential in him and that MLS would be just a stopover for him.

“We liked this vision and decided to take a risk. Today we see that risk has paid off, but he hopes sooner rather than later to return to Europe.”

Celtic could well return to the table for Bogusz in the winter window. The MLS season ends in December, so January could be the ideal time to make another move.

AJ was worried about getting hurt. A decent Celtic man, Mick Cullen, RIP.

I’ve said it before, I don’t like International breaks in football, I don’t really mind the week off, it’s just that it serves no purpose to the everyday football supporter. It also puts added pressure on our players through the extra games having to be played, so as you can imagine, I was delighted when Callum Mc Gregor retired from playing for Scotland, when was the last time Callum had a decent summer break?

Another downside to International football is the risk of injury, it’s been reported that Ali Johnston had to come off before half an hour had passed playing for Canada against the United States, AJ is a whole hearted player, he leaves everything out on the pitch, much the same as his back-up at right back, Anthony Ralston, right back is a position we don’t have a lot of cover in, it’s basically Big Tony or AJ, so both of them playing for their countries is a worry.

I think every Celtic Supporter was happy with the work done by the Club in the transfer window, it looks like we have recruited well, and a few players have also left, trimming the squad was important, we need a strong squad, but you can have too many players as well, so it was good for the club, and for the players who left, they want to play every week, so they should get that with their new clubs, we wish them all well at the new clubs, I’m pretty sure, like Big Joe Hart, we’ll see them back at Celtic Park as supporters.

It was sad to hear of the passing of a good friend of mine, and of many, that was Mick Cullen, I met Mick regularly in the Luton Celtic Supporters Social Club, like myself, he like a few haufs. Mick was noted for playing for Luton Town, and for Grimsby Town, and Derby County. Mick won one cap for Scotland, the first Luton Town player to be capped for Scotland. Mick was a massive Celtic Supporter, he often told me he would have loved to have played for Celtic. Mick missed out on playing for Celtic because of his love for his Mother, Celtic had offered him £2 to sign, and I believe £2 per week, Mick said when the Luton Town Manager visited his Mother’s house, he placed a £100 note on the table to sign for Luton, Mick said when he saw his Mother’s eyes light up, he couldn’t say no, even though he wanted to play for Celtic. Mick loved nothing better than singing the Celtic Song, I’m reliably informed by Mick Mooney, that Mick was the first person to sing the Willie Maley song in the Luton Club. Requiescat in pace Mick.
Glasgow’s still Green & White

The Celtic Supporters Association

The Celtic Supporters Association was the idea of Willie Fanning whose dream became a reality back in September 1944.

These were dark days on and off the pitch with the Second World War still raging and in comparison to those horrors rather more trivialy Celtic were not providing much joy to its supporters and defeat was a regular experience. Indeed the idea of a supporters association came to 27-year-old Willie while watching the Bhoys get thrashed 6-2 at Hamilton.

Willie decided to write to the Daily Record calling on fellow Celtic fans interested in establishing a supporters club to get in touch. A total of 14 people replied. Consequently a meeting was arranged at St Mark’s and St Paul’s Hall, Chester Street in Shettleston. The meeting proved to be a success – a provisional committee was installed and Willie was elected as President.

By the time of the second meeting at the A.O.H. Hall in Alexandria Parade in Townhead the word had spread. The hall was packed and car loads of supporters from across Glasgow and beyond eager to attend created a traffic jam along the parade.

A constitution was drawn up which allowed the new organosation to become an amalgamation of supporters clubs. Within 12 months membership had rocketed to 700 and the association had won the official endorsement of Celtic FC who handed over the responsibility of distributing match tickets to affiliated branches of the CSA.

The CSA remains a strong and influential body. Apart from following Celtic in massive numbers it has a social club in Glasgow and its annual Supporters Rally is a highlight in the Celtic calendar.

True to the traditions of Celtic FC the CSA also has a proud and continued ethos of raising funds for charity.

Auston Trusty’s transfer to Celtic enrages Chris Wilder as Sheffield Utd boss slams ‘ridiculous and stupid’ system

Wilder didn’t hold back after his side lost defender Trusty on deadline day

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has slammed the system that saw him lose Auston Trusty on deadline day.

Celtic chiefs sealed a deal for the £6million defender from Bramall Lane on the final day of the transfer window. United boss Wilder believes that scenario played out is all wrong and has hit out vehemently at the structure and decision-makers who devised the set-up. He said: “It’s a ridiculous situation to be in. A stupid position and there’s no point to it whatsoever.

“Most of us in the game would rather see transfers having to be done before the season starts. The fact they can still happen tells me that the windows were set-up by people who clearly don’t understand football. Football people don’t want this. Not the ones I speak to. I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t rather get all of this sorted out beforehand.

“There’s no need for it at all. Either those responsible for setting things up as they are now aren’t interested in what we think, don’t get it and don’t want to listen or are allowing it to happen for other reasons. It’s daft.”

Speaking to SportsBoom, Wilder continued: “When the matches start, you shouldn’t be able to do transfers. It’s as simple as that.

“All the current way of doing things does is create uncertainty. I don’t think that’s right or fair on anyone involved. If it was up to me, it would get changed right away. If it was up to a lot of other managers and coaches in fact.

“Surely, it’s much better for everyone, including the fans, to know that once the matches have started that’s how you are going to be set until at least January? With how things are now, you could play your first match really strong and then possibly see some of your best players leave after a couple of games. Then everything changes.

Report: Arsenal, Man City and Celtic discovered their Women’s Champions League

Arsenal face BK Hacken in qualifying round two, with Man City facing Paris FC and Celtic taking on Vorskla Poltava; the 12 winners of qualifying ties will join Barcelona, Lyon, Bayern Munich and Chelsea in group stages; group stage draw takes place on September 27

Arsenal, Man City and Celtic discovered their Women’s Champions League qualifying round two opponents on Monday, with all three set to play the first legs away from home.

Jonas Eidevall’s Gunners – who beat Rangers and Rosenborg to reach this stage of the tournament – will face BK Hacken of Sweden, who reached the quarter-finals last season.

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The teams faced one another in the quarter-finals of the Champions League back in 2011/12, with Arsenal running out 3-2 winners.

Man City start their campaign at the second round by virtue of having finished second in the WSL last season.

They face Paris FC, who beat Real Madrid home and away in last season’s group stages but finished third in a group that contained both Chelsea and BK Hacken.

Celtic were the only British team to be involved in the Champions Path draw, having won the Scottish Women’s Premier League in 2023/24.

They, too, begin their campaign at this stage with a tie against Ukrainian champions Vorskla Poltava.

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The first legs of the two-legged ties will take place on September 18 and 19, with the returns on September 25 and 26.

The winners of the round-two qualifying fixtures will progress to the group stages of the competition, joining Barcelona, Lyon, Bayern Munich and Chelsea.

The group-stage draw will take place on Friday September 27, with the subsequent fixtures scheduled to be played on the following dates:

Matchday 1: October 8/9

Matchday 2: October 16/17

Matchday 3: November 12/13

Matchday 4: November 20/21

Matchday 5: December 11/12

Matchday 6: December 17/18

Round 2 draw in full

Champions path

SKN St Polten (Austria) vs ZNK Mura (Slovenia)

Benfica (Portugal) vs Hammarby IF (Sweden)

ZNK Osijek (Croatia) vs FC Twente (Netherlands)

Galatasaray (Turkey) vs Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)

Roma (Italy) vs Servette (Switzerland)

Anderlecht (Belgium) vs Valerenga (Norway)

FC Vorskla Poltava (Ukraine) vs Celtic (Scotland)

League path

Sporting CP (Portugal) vs Real Madrid (Spain)

Juventus (Italy) vs Paris Saint-Germain (France)

Paris FC (France) vs Manchester City (England)

Fiorentina (Italy) vs Wolfsburg (Germany)

BK Hacken FF (Sweden) vs Arsenal (England

When Brendan Rodgers added seven new faces to his Celtic team this summer, the Hoops boss didn’t just add quality, he also added potential.

Spending £11m on Arne Engels and £9.5m on Adam Idah meant that Rodgers not only paid the price for the players he believed could take Celtic to the next level, but the Irishman also secured two players ahead of their best footballing years.

Celtic also answered the ever-burning Joe Hart question this summer. When the big Englishman announced his retirement from football, Rodgers knew he had to make a plan to secure one of the most important positions in the team.

The Celtic boss addressed that with the signings of Viljami Sinisalo and Kasper Schmeichel and whilst the Dane has enjoyed five outings between the sticks, the young Finnish goalkeeper is yet to be seen on the competitive stage for Celtic.

September date Sinisalo could make Celtic debut

So far, Viljami Sinisalo has had to watch from the sidelines as Schmeichel impressed in the opening five games as Celtic blew away Kilmarnock, Hibs twice, St Mirren and the Rangers in the Glasgow Derby.

But as the season enters its busiest spell of fixtures in the calendar, Rodgers will need to utilise his squad to ensure not only players get game time but also rested at various points in the season.

Celtic face Hearts at Celtic Park and then Slovan Bratislava in the opening group game in the Champions League.

Sinisalo is likely to spend those games on the bench unless there is a need to drop Kasper Schmeichel due to an injury issue or otherwise.

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The young Finn could likely be given his Celtic debut on the 22nd of September when Falkirk visits Celtic Park for the quarter-final of the League Cup.

Celtic will be heavy favourites for that tie and with Rodgers’ team likely to dominate, this could be the perfect match to introduce Sinisalo to the Celtic support in the comfort of the home stadium.

Celtic’s squad will be vital this season

So far this season, there are eight players, including Sinisalo, who have yet to taste competitive action for Celtic. Auston Trusty, Adam Montgomery, Stephen Welsh, Maik Nawrocki, Alex Valle, Liam Shaw and Scott Bain are yet to feature.

With the exception of Shaw, Bain, Montgomery and possibly Nawrocki, you would imagine the rest will feature at some point over the coming months.

Celtic now face playing three games per week from now until the next international break in October and right up until and Rodgers’ work in the summer window has helped to set the team up nicely to cope with that demand.

UWCL: Celtic drawn against Ukrainian Champions FC Vorskla Poltava

Celtic FC Women will face FC Vorskla Poltava in Round 2 of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, confirmed by today’s draw. There will be a home and away tie, with the games being played on the 18/19 and 25/26 September.

After overcoming KuPS and FC Gintra in Round 1, the Celts progressed to Round 2 for the first time ever. Now, Elena Sadiku’s side are looking to continue writing their names in the history books by reaching the group stages, which no Celtic Women team has ever done before.

Our opponents currently sit second in the Ukrainian Women’s Premier League after four games, tied on points for the top spot. They have won the league for the last three seasons and breezed through their first round of Champions League qualifiers with a 5-0 and 2-0 victory against Rīga and Ferencváros respectively.

On to #UWCL Round Two 👊

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Although this tie certainly won’t be easy, we avoided some huge names like Roma and Benfica. Hopefully, the home leg of this tie can be played at Celtic Park to celebrate Women’s Champions League football coming to the East End of Glasgow for the first time and that the fans will come out in their numbers to cheer on the Scottish Champions.

It will also be interesting to see where the away tie is played, with the war in Ukraine that may be played in Poland as has happened with the Celtic men’s team playing in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Celtic are the last remaining Scottish side in the competition after theRangers Women were knocked out after losing to Arsenal (6-0) and Atletico Madrid (3-0). The runners-up in the SWPL really do get it tough so there’s a huge incentive for Elena Sadiku’s side to retain their title.

So to recap Celtic FC Women have been drawn against FC Vorskla Poltava in Round 2 of the Champions League, with the winners of the home and away tie earning a place in the Group stages of the Champions League, which works in the same way that the old format for the men’s Champions League worked.

Over to Celtic to sort out the venue. Can we have the Green Wall please?

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✨ We have been drawn against FC Vorskla Poltava in Round 2 of #UWCL Qualifying!

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— Celtic FC Women (@CelticFCWomen) September 9, 2024

Reo Hatate in brutally harsh assessment of own ability as Celtic star addresses international snub

The midfielder didn’t even make the Japan bench for the win over China

Reo Hatate has been brutally honest about his own ability (Image: PA)

Reo Hatate feels his lack of international action is down to his “lack of ability” in a brutal self-assessment.

The Celtic midfielder was called up to the Japan squad for this international week but failed to even make the bench to face China as his teammates routed them 7-0. The 26-year-old will hope to appear against Bahrain before returning to his club but has refused to blame anyone else for his snub in the first game.

Despite often being a standout for the Hoops during the last few seasons since being signed by Ange Postecoglou, he claims he was left out because he has not shown himself to be good enough to play. Hatate is now targeting achieving an improvement in his game to ensure that he does find himself in the picture in the future.

He toldGeki Saka: It can’t be helped that it’s over, but I think my being left off is due to my lack of ability. If I had the ability, I would have been able to participate in the games and be a member of the team, so I think my lack of ability is the reason for this result.

“I think this result is due to my lack of ability. I want to do well for myself. I think I can improve even more. I want to keep that in mind as I work on my game.”