Celtic Urged To Sign ‘incredible’ Striker In January Window: ‘He’s Totally Different From Kyogo’

Club Concerned Rivals Set For Financial Boost Could Muscle Past For Celtic Player

Lecce are wary of competition for Celtic defender Gustaf Lagerbielke from Genoa, especially as the Rossoblu are set to receive a financial boost.

Celtic signed Lagerbielke just last summer, but after only four months in Glasgow the Swede could be heading out of the exit door following a limited impact.

The defender has failed to make himself a regular part of the Bhoys’ backline and the club are expected to be open to offers.

Italian side Lecce are keen on snapping up Lagerbielke and are interested in taking him to Italy on loan.

However, they are wary of a interest from fellow Serie A outfit Genoa, according to Italian outlet Calciomercato.com, especially as the Rossoblu are set to have their finances boosted.

Genoa are close to earning a total of €30m from the sale of Radu Dragusin to Tottenham Hotspur.

The Rossoblu will want a replacement bringing in and are admirers of Celtic’s Lagerbielke.

Lecce will hope to be able to move quickly to land the Celtic man on loan before Genoa can make their presence felt in the chase.

Anthony Joseph’s Celtic Transfer Update

Anthony Joseph is reporting that Celtic and Lecce are unable to agree a loan fee for Gus Lagerbielke to join the Italian side.

The defender only joined Celtic in August from Elfsborg but it seems certain that he will be moving out this month after appearing to drop down to fifth choice central defender under Brendan Rodgers.

Lagerbielke came off the bench to secure Celtic’s first home win in the Champions League for a decade with a header against Feyenoord a month ago but since that match both Stephen Welsh and Maik Nawrocki have started matches in the absence of Cameron Carter-Vickers.

Celtic keeper deal is called off

UPDATE: Celtic and Lecce are yet to find an agreement for the loan of centre-back Gustaf Lagerbielke.

It’s understood there’s a gap in valuation over the loan fee.

The Serie A club remain interested in him, but would need the Hoops to lower their asking price. https://t.co/Gko9KrZSbl

— Anthony Joseph (@AnthonyRJoseph)

With Liam Scales starring every match since the end of August the hoops have a surplus of central defenders when everyone is fit and available.

Lagerbielke did sign a five year contract when he moved from Elfsborg at the start of the season but with a loan deal being discussed his Celtic prospects appear bleak.

Transfer Latest – Jeong Ho-Yeon close to joining Celtic

Celtic are apparently close to expanding their Asian contingent in the January transfer window, with the speculation that they are chasing Jung Ho-Yeon…

The Gwangju FC star is edging closer to a move to European football and his manager, Lee Jung-Hyo, has recently stating that a move to the Scottish Premiership Champions was in the offing and advancing.

The midfielder won the K-League Young Player of the Year in his homeland after helping them to a third-place finish domestically. Highly-rated in South Korea, the engine room man is apparently a good tackler and could provide that something different in the middle of the park for the Hoops, which has been badly lacking for some time now.

The player himself has revealed that he is due to move this coming window to a European club and Celtic was named when asked directly about the speculation. As reported by Chosun, he said: “A move into into Europe is slowly getting closer. During the last season, scouts from some European clubs, including Celtic, came to see me play in person. If I could choose a league, I want to play in the Spanish Primera Liga. From an early age, I loved FC Barcelona’s style of football.”

If this one turns out to be true, it will have to be a success as the club can no longer afford to give players settling in time and grace periods. Yang Hyun-jun and Kwon Hyeok-kyu have both came to the Scottish club and neither have been at the level yet. Now, that’s not to say they cannot become good players in the future, but as it stands, Celtic have a backlog of players that we need to clear off the books permanently or develop elsewhere in the meantime.

Celtic hero Chris Sutton blasts SFA over ’embarrassing’ mic ruling

Celtic hero Chris Sutton has blasted the SFA for their decision to block Hibernian boss Nick Montgomery from being mic’d up during the Edinburgh derby, calling it “embarrassing”.

 The Easter Road manager had agreed to fans watching on Sky Sports at home to hear him throughout the fixture after Hibs agreed to a request from the broadcaster.

It would have been a first in Scottish football along with Montgomery’s assistant Sergio Raimundo wearing a body cam.

And Sutton, who provided live commentary for the game, did not hold back when giving his thoughts on the decision.

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Writing on X, he said: “Nick Montgomery was open and happy to be mic’d up for tonight’s Edinburgh derby.

“It would have been fascinating to hear how he worked and his mindset ingame. But for whatever reason the SFA blocked it.

“The SFA are an embarrassment and stuck in the past. Dear me…”

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Meanwhile, Celtic coach Harry Kewell is poised “to leave the club in the coming days”.

This is according to the Scottish Sun who claim that the Australian “edging closer to being appointed as the new Yokohama F. Marinos boss.”

Kewell did not travel with Brendan Rodgers’ side on Boxing Day as the Hoops defeated Dundee 3-0.

Reports in Australia  state that John Hutchinson, who worked with Ange Postecoglou at Marinos, is expected to be his No2.

Rodgers previously confirmed that he would not stand in the way of Kewell joining the former J1 League champions.

He said: “”Harry has already managed before, so it is not new to him. He has had a taste of it and I am always one that if staff members want to broaden their horizons then I am very encouraging of that.

“It is also a sign that you have talented people if other clubs want them.”

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The Celtic January transfer rumour mill has thrown the name of Wolverhampton Wanderers forward, Fabio Silva into the hat.

The 21-year-old was once a £35.6 million club-record transfer for Wolves, but now he is struggling to come off the bench for the bottom-half English Premier League side.

With Brendan Rodgers wanting attacking reinforcements next month at Celtic, the name of Fabio Silva has been mentioned, as reported by TEAMtalk.

Andy Walker has shared that in Brendan Rodgers’ first spell at Celtic, the one-time wonderkid was linked with the club, as he told Go Radio.

But given his struggles at Wolves, it now seems like he will be heading for the exit door in January.

Approach made: Celtic ask about move to sign “highly talented” £15M striker, they’ ve had a reply

The Scottish Premiership side are looking to bolster their attacking ranks in January.

Celtic have made an approach to ask about a deal to bring one of their long-term targets to the Scottish Premiership, according to a fresh report that has emerged.

Hoops eyeing Kvistgaarden

Ahead of January, Brendan Rodgers will be assessing his options in the market to see if there are any players he could strengthen his squad with. One recently identified is Brondby forward Mathias Kvistgaarden if claims are to be believed.

The Bhoys are reportedly preparing an improved offer for the striker having seen their opening bid turned down over the summer, but should a deal for him fail to come to fruition for whatever reason, the hierarchy appear to have alternative centre-forward targets.

Sturm Graz’s Szymon Wlodarczyk only put pen to paper at his club during the previous window from Gornik Zabrze where he’s so far made 28 appearances to date (Transfermarkt – Wlodarczyk statistics), but he was on the board’s radar long before his most recent move.

Back in January, Mark Hendry first claimed that Poland’s youth international was of interest to the green and white stripes, though a switch hasn’t yet taken place, hence why he moved elsewhere, and it still sounds like the 20-year-old won’t be making the trip to Glasgow anytime soon despite new efforts.

Celtic submit enquiry for Wlodarczyk

According to Football Scotland, Celtic have asked about signing Wlodarczyk again next month, but after learning his price tag in a response from Sturm Graz, have decided that they couldn’t afford to complete a deal in January.

“Football Scotland can also reveal Celtic reached out to Sturm Graz in an effort to revisit another former transfer target, Szymon Wlodarczyk, but were told his valuation has sky-rocketed to around £15m which would financially be out of their reach in January.”

Wlodarczyk is a “highly talented” striker

Since joining Sturm Graz, Wlodarczyk has racked up 11 contributions (nine goals and two assists) from 28 appearances, displaying how prolific he can be in the final third, and he’s able to pose a constant threat to the opposition’s defence in the attacking areas of the pitch.

Sponsored by Adidas, Walbrzych’s native has recorded 32 shots over the course of the current campaign which is more than any other of his fellow teammates, highlighting what a standout performer he is in front of the net compared to his peers (FBRef – Sturm Graz statistics).

Standing at 6 foot 2, Rodgers’ target is also able to provide a real physical presence up top with his height, with his ability to win aerial duels making him a real handful for any backline to deal with, alongside how dangerous he can be with the ball at his feet.

Described by football scout Jacek Kulig, Wlodarczyk is a “highly talented” player with an extremely bright future ahead of him, but with Celtic not set to splash the cash to get their long-term target in the coming weeks, it could prove to be a blow considering the positive impact that he may have been able to make.

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The Austalian was usually placid on the dugout at Celtic Park but showed his angry side

Ange Postecoglou was fuming with the Bournemouth bench

Ange Postecoglou cuts a routinely cool figure in the dugout as Tottenham just as he did at Celtic Park.

But earlier this afternoon, during his side’s 3-1 victory over Bournemouth in the Premier League, the Australian lost that cool in a touchline bust-up with the Cherries staff. Postecoglou was livid at the visitors in London after Alejo Véliz picked up a knock during the game. The striker remained on the deck and Bournemouth’s players seemingly played on, perhaps by advice from their coaches, and that left the 58-year-old raging and he made his feelings known.

Ange had to be held back by players on his own side as well as his coaching staff as he made a beeline towards Andoni Iraola’s dugout.

Todd Cantwell is Rangers pantomime villain and my painful Celtic reminder proves need for calm – Barry Ferguson

The former Ibrox captain and Record Sport columnist is licking his lips ahead of a mouthwatering showdown at Parkhead.

Rangers’ Todd Cantwell celebrates with James Tavernier (Image: SNS Group)

Todd Cantwell appears to have developed into the pantomime villain of Scottish football with fans of every team apart from Rangers lining up to give him abuse.

And there’s no doubt he’ll get it tight from 60,000 Celtic supporters at lunchtime on Saturday. It’s going to take real mental strength for the Rangers playmaker to block it out and concentrate on doing what he does best, which is bringing energy and creativity to a team that is thriving under Philippe Clement.

Look, I know it’s not easy and there have been times I’ve been unable to practice what I’m preaching. August 2000, Parkhead. 6-2 to Celtic and I’m up the tunnel early for two bookings, the second coming after a bit of daft handbags with Jonathan Gould. Let me tell you, that walk off the pitch and into the dressing room should take 10 seconds but it felt like 10 minutes. Then there’s the wait on your own inside for the final whistle. There’s no lonelier place in football.

And yet, I used that experience as fuel after I served my ban. The next time we played Celtic, we beat them 5-1 at our place. That’s the rollercoaster ride that comes with being at the Old Firm and Cantwell seems to thrive on the experience. Yes, he can get involved in the odd bit of silliness that makes him a target, but he can play and right now he is the creative spark that is vital to this run Rangers take into the Old Firm clash.

They’ll also go into it fresher than they would have been if the Ross County game had been played on Wednesday. But that’s a double-edged sword. Yes, the likes of Connor Goldson, who came off against Motherwell late on, will have had more recovery time, but from a player’s perspective, I always wanted to play when the team is going well. So, I’d rather have played the Ross County game and kept the momentum going, because that’s certainly what Rangers have got at the moment.

When you’re winning games, you want to play as many as you can. Right now, Rangers are flying and the manner in which they coped with the conditions at Fir Park on Christmas Eve told me everything about the mentality Clement has instilled in his men very quickly.

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Rangers’ Kieran Dowell celebrates (Image: SNS Group)

I’m only 10 miles from Motherwell, so I know what the weather was like. I was on a walk on Sunday morning and it was horrendous.

I was thinking: as a footballer, these are the worst conditions to play in. Rain isn’t a problem. The odd day when it’s a scorcher, you can deal with that – but wind is horrendous. I hated it and thought to myself, this is one of those days when you get in and out of Fir Park as quickly as possible with three points. The start of the game won the game for Rangers. They were positive and ruthless and had the points won before Motherwell could get a foothold in the game after half time when Stuart Kettlewell had obviously got into his players at the break.

But it was a professional performance from my old team. Job done. What has really impressed me is the way in which they’ve coped with so many injuries and continued to find a way to win. I don’t think anybody in their right mind would have predicted that Rangers would be going into such a crucial spell with Dujon Sterling and Kieren Dowell as the midfield partnership, but they were outstanding at the weekend.

Sterling has been a revelation in that role. He is like a stallion in the middle of the pitch. Big, strong, mobile and athletic but more than that, he can see and play a pass. With Ryan Jack, Nico Raskin, Jose Cifuentes and then John Lundstram all injured, you are thinking there’s a problem. But I always believe there’s a window of opportunity for somebody to come in and show that they can do a job and operate in different positions.

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The prime example is Dujon Sterling and when Clement has all his midfielders available, the big fella will be giving him a pleasant headache because he has made a really strong argument for staying in the team. He was outstanding in the cup final and really good in the second half against Real Betis in Seville when he came on at the break, so he’s shown he can handle big pressure situations.

That said, the manager will be hoping Lundstram and Goldson are fit for Saturday. They are both big game players and they don’t come much bigger than one. Celtic might not have been hitting the heights recently, but back to back wins have steadied their ship and they carry a huge threat from middle to front with Matt O’Riley playing really well, Daizen Maeda back from injury and Luis Palma a threat out wide. Then there’s Kyogo, who has a good recent record against Rangers.

The Ibrox support, watching in the pubs or at home on their TVs, will be confident and with some justification because of how they’ve handled every challenge thrown at them. This might be the biggest one yet. Have they got the mentality to handle it? I think they do.

Ian Wright’s Celtic story stuns Gary Neville as Roy Keane delivers wild retort

Ian Wright Celtic history leaves Gary Neville gob-smacked as Roy Keane delivers savage one-liner

Arsenal legend Wright spent four months at Parkhead after being signed as a short-term replacement for injured Henrik Larsson

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It goes without saying that Ian Wright’s best years were well behind him when the Arsenal legend pitched up at Celtic Park in 1999.

So much so that close pal and Manchester United legend Gary Neville didn’t even know he played for the Hoops! It’s a period in history that Celtic fans would rather erase from memory, and that’s why Wright’s short stint in Glasgow was a forgettable one.

Following Henrik Larsson’s horror leg break in Lyon, boss John Barnes turned to his ex-England teammate by signing the striker from West Ham on a short-term deal. A player in the twilight of his career and living on past glories, it’s fair to say Wright’s time at Parkhead didn’t go to plan as he scored just three times and came on as a second-half sub during that infamous Scottish Cup defeat to Inverness Caley Thistle.

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Barnes paid the price with his job that night and it wasn’t long before Wright followed him out the door, returning south with Burnley where he eventually pulled the curtain down on his impressive career.

Best known for his iconic years at Crystal Palace and Arsenal, Wright’s association with Celtic left Neville gob-smacked as the Stick to Football pundit and sidekick Jamie Carragher were asked by quiz host Paddy McGuinness to list the clubs the goalscoring frontman played for. After Liverpool hero Carragher answered Celtic, astonished Neville turned to Wright and exclaimed: “You went to Celtic?”

Before Wright could get a word in, devilish Roy Keane – who also spent a short spell at Parkhead – immediately dished out a savage one-liner and teased: “He was up there… he didn’t play, did he?”

Justifying his move to Celtic, Wright explained: “I had a period of my career where I was bouncing from one club to another trying to finish in 2000.”

The 60-year-old added: “I played for Nottingham Forest for a month’s loan before I went to Celtic. So it was Palace, Arsenal and West Ham. Then Forest on loan, Celtic and Burnley. I had four clubs in one season, you can’t do that anymore. Me and Harry Redknapp didn’t get on so he blew me out at West Ham. I went on loan to Forest, then Henrik Larsson got injured so I went to Celtic.

“It all went wrong, Barnesy was there, then I went to Burnley to finish it off and we got promoted. It’s a beautiful story.”

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Celtic “advance” in talks with “prospect” after summer scouting missions

Celtic are in the market for quality in the January window…

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has made no secret of his desire to add quality to the ranks at Parkhead in January and his side are now reportedly advancing in negotiations for a known target.

Celtic gearing up for busy January window

Despite a comfortable 3-0 victory over Dundee at Dens Park on Boxing Day, Celtic will be keen to strengthen in January and Rodgers has made his intent to bolster his squad known over the last few weeks.

Speaking earlier this month cited via Sky Sports, the Irishman signalled his intention to add a high calibre of player mid-season, as he stated: “There’s no doubt now that, one, the squad will come down in numbers and obviously we need to add quality. There is no dressing it up, the group lost real quality players in the summer. That’s something that over the coming windows we will look to improve on.”

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Bringing in a striker has become a priority for the Hoops and their need is exacerbated by the fact that Kyogo Furuhashi, Oh Hyeon-gyu and Daizen Maeda could all head off to represent their respective nations on Asian Cup duty. Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Fabio Silva is believed to have been offered on loan as a potential short-term solution to the Scottish Premiership champions’ conceivable shortage of frontmen and it remains to be seen whether the Portugal Under-21 international will move to Parkhead.

Hacken midfielder Romeo Amane, Aberdeen striker Bojan Miovski and Brondby talent Mathias Kvistgaarden are all other names who have been mentioned in connection with Celtic in previous weeks. Now, comments from the manager of a known Hoops target have come to light suggesting that Celtic may be moving closer to completing a signing, as cited by a report.

Celtic “advance” in Jung negotiations

As per reports from South Korea, cited by The Daily Record, Celtic have managed to “advance” in negotiations with Gwangju midfielder Jung Ho-Yeon, who was scouted by Hoops’ chiefs in the summer transfer window.

The Hoops have previously dipped into the South Korean market to recruit Yang Hyun-jun and Oh and could now be set to return to familiar territory for the 23-year-old midfielder.

Jung key statistics – K League 1 2023 (Sofascore)

Balls recovered per game

5.4

Tackles per game

2.0

Accurate passes per game

41.3 (90%)

Team of the week inclusions

5

Average match rating

6.99/10

Speaking to local media, Gwangju manager Lee Jung-Hyo detailed the latest on the situation, stating: “Jung Ho-Yeon is currently in talks to advance to Europe from Gwangju, but still have a long way to go. If you go to Europe now, you are bound to end up in a clumsy situation. It is wise to prepare well like Cho Gue-sung (who signed for Midtjylland last summer) and choose the team and league well.”

Labelled a “prospect” by Asian football expert Dario Focardi, the South Korea Under-23 international has gone on to make 34 appearances in 2023, registering two goals and three assists (Jung statistics – Transfermarkt).

Celtic will need to attract quality reinforcements if they are to retain their Scottish Premiership title and Jung looks like a midfielder who could add a different dimension to Rodgers’ engine room.

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Israeli winger Liel Abada is stuck in an impossible situation amid his country’s war with Hamas… and leaving Celtic may be the only solution

Israeli winger Liel Abada is stuck in an impossible situation amid his country’s war with Hamas… and leaving Celtic may be the only solution

Fall-out from Hamas attacks has raised questions over the future of Liel Abada

Celtic supporters have defied a club ban to show their support for Palestinians

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Former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was once asked to identify the greatest challenge for any statesman. ‘Events, dear boy, events,’ he replied.

The ink was barely dry on Liel Abada’s new contract at Celtic when events in Israel changed everything.

Five weeks after the winger signed a new four-year deal, his homeland came under attack from Hamas, the violent fall-out raising questions over his ability to remain a player at the Parkhead club.

On October 7, Hamas and other militant groups based in Gaza launched a cross border attack on Israel which killed some 1,200 people, according to Israeli officials.

Israel responded by launching a military campaign to eradicate Hamas, with the BBC reporting more than 20,000 deaths in Gaza, many of them women and children. Israel’s own military estimates suggest several thousand Hamas fighters have been killed.

Fall-out from Hamas attacks has raised questions over the future of Celtic winger Liel Abada

Before a 3-1 win over Kilmarnock, Celtic’s Green Brigade ultras group held aloft a banner calling for ‘victory to the resistance’ in Palestine.

On a day when Hamas had just staged a massacre of innocents at a music festival and taken hostages, the banner provoked anger in Israel and among the Jewish community at large.

In a country which neither knows nor cares about perceived parallels between the history of Celtic and the displacement of Palestinians, it was viewed as a group of football supporters celebrating the slaughter of Jews and an act of anti-Semitism.

Weeks after penning a new contract with the Scottish champions, Abada was placed in an unenviable position. The pressure from home became as strong as the currents of the Red Sea.

Former Celtic midfielder Nir Bitton branded the Green Brigade ‘brainwashed and biased’ and accused them of supporting a terrorist organisation.

Israel international Dolev Haziza, a player with Maccabi Haifa, urged his compatriot to leave Celtic with immediate effect, saying: ‘Liel Abada…you should have moved on from Celtic a long time ago. Go to another club immediately. God will bless you even more if you leave.’

Israel manager Alon Hazan described Celtic supporters as ‘anti-Semitic’, forcing the club to respond on behalf of the vast majority of fans who simply want to watch their team win games of football.

Idan Vered, a winger with the national team, played overseas for Red Star Belgrade before returning to Israel where he now plays with Hapoel Petah Tikva.

‘When you’re an Israeli abroad, you connect even more to your roots and Judaism, even more so now during the war,’ said Vered.

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Celtic fans defied a ban from their club to display Palestine flags at Champions League tie

‘Everyone does amazing advocacy, whether it’s Manor Solomon, Liel Abada or Daniel Peretz.

‘In Liel’s case, it’s something even bigger because a lot of the Celtic fans came out against it and it’s a stupid crowd that behaves ignorantly. He’s a big boy and he’s doing amazingly there.’

After October 7, Abada met with Parkhead directors, who promised to take the matter seriously.

Brendan Rodgers took him out for dinner and offered assurances that he was an important and valued player at the club. Celtic also issued a statement distancing themselves from the banner and warning that political messages were unwelcome inside the stadium.

To the near 300 members of the Green Brigade, the club’s stance triggered accusations of double standards.

Celtic players had taken the knee to support Black Lives Matter and expressed gestures of support for the people of Ukraine when Vladimir Putin’s tanks crossed the border from Russia.

While backing for the Green Brigade from the broader body of the Celtic support was by no means universal – the ultras group remain deeply divisive – the Champions League match with Atletico Madrid on October 25 was preceded by a display of Palestinian flags by fans at Parkhead.

When UEFA reacted – as they so often do – by opening another disciplinary case against the Scottish champions, Celtic excluded the fan group from home and away games citing ‘repeated incidents of unacceptable conduct’. The ban, they insisted, was not connected to the flying of Palestinian flags and banners.

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As well as a choreographed display, fans raised individual flags against the wishes of their club

Instead, they pointed to a series of ‘safety-related’ incidents involving the Green Brigade September and October while referring ‘to evidence of the group using banners and flags relating to or connected with terrorist organisations involved in the conflict in the Middle East’.

The suspension of the ultras drew praise for Abada from Israel legend and former international team-mate Eran Zahavi.

‘I think the national team players abroad are doing an excellent job,’ said the former PSV goalscorer.

‘In the case of Liel Abada, you see that his club revoked season tickets to people who supported Hamas.’

By the time the winger made his long-awaited return from injury as a substitute in the recent 2-1 win over Rangers, the Green Brigade were off the naughty step and had been allowed to attend games again. Trepidation was natural.

Fears of a mixed reaction from fans on Abada’s comeback proved unfounded. His arrival as a replacement for Luis Palma in the 83rd minute provoked one of the loudest ovations of the match.

However, the response from back in his homeland continues to be robust.

Since October, the 22-year-old has come under sustained pressure to think carefully about his future from both football figures and those on social media.

On Instagram, Abada was tagged in a post depicting an Israeli supporter burning a Celtic shirt. Under a Hebrew caption, one line in English read: ‘For all you Celtic fans.’ Another branded him a ‘traitor to (his) country’ while a separate message read: ‘Shame on you for still being there.’

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Abada has found the situation difficult and testing. A substitute in the 3-0 win over St Mirren in Paisley, the player left the field as team-mates soaked up the acclaim of the away supporters. Every move now has to be carefully calibrated.

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Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers assured Abada that he was an important and valued player

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Speaking last week, Brendan Rodgers claimed the wide man – who wore a black armband against Rangers and St Mirren – was in a ‘good place’. Back fit, Celtic see him as a key player in the defence of their league title. A valuable asset they would rather hang on to, pressure from within Israel is putting that stance to the test.

When Abada signed a new contract on September 1, the Parkhead manager spoke of ‘significant interest’ in his services and Mail Sport now understands there were five clubs potentially keen on signing the Israel international.

Rodgers has gone the extra mile to extend help and support to a young man conflicted by devastating events affecting the lives of close friends and family 3,500 miles away. The one thing he can’t do is ease the psychological pressure being applied by those who want him to leave Celtic and play his football elsewhere.

Despite a four month lay-off, the final weeks of the January window may yet test the strength of interest in Abada as the scrutiny from his homeland begins to take its toll.

‘Imagine going there’: Micah Richards makes confession to Celtic it would never happen if Celtic became part of the English Premier League

‘Imagine going there’: Micah Richards makes a Celtic confession that will never come to pass concerning Celtic becoming a part of the English Premier League

Micah Richards has admitted that it would be ‘brilliant’ if Celtic could go away Scottish soccer and be part of up with the English Premier League.

It has been a debate that has been going on for a long time, and in truth, it will probable remain that way, even even though there is crazy cash in the sport to make it happen.

Celtic are the biggest membership in Scotland and for the Premiership to lose such a giant, it would end up having some kind of negative impact on the game in the country.

That’s why Micah Richards can’t see it happening because he simply thinks it would kill Scottish football, as he told The Rest is Football.

As demonstrated with the aid of the switch market, newly-promoted facets in the Premier League can go about spending over £100 million in one summer time just to cement their status with the huge boys.

In the meanwhile, Celtic don’t have that in their kitty to spend, and instead, are debating about inserting figures of £5 million on the table for play x, y and z.

Celtic in the Premier League

“It would be great,” stated Richards. “Imagine going there each different week, it would be brilliant.

“But I just assume what that would do for Scottish football. No disrespect. Celtic and Rangers, the money they will carry into the Scottish league.

“It would be exciting in the Premier League. But I suppose Scottish soccer would be useless after that.”

Celtic at the midway stage

The season has been full of ups and downs so far, possibly extra downs than the fans wanted or even Brendan Rodgers imagined.

But the key issue is that the group is sitting pinnacle of the desk and have received each of the Glasgow derbies.

When it has mattered most, the Bhoys have stuck their chests out and proved their worth.

Plus, the performances can solely get better as Rodgers gets comfortable once more in his seat, including in the truth that the performances in latest weeks have been far higher and now the January transfer window is open.

“Amazing” Celtic game changer Alan Shearer longs for

Alan Shearer, the Premier League’s all time top scorer, has shared his ideas on the tantalising prospect of the Scottish Premiership champions strutting their stuff in England’s premier footballing arena.

Speaking candidly on The Rest is Football, Shearer couldn’t hide his enthusiasm for the idea, calling it ‘amazing’ to envision the likes of the Bhoys combating it out towards England’s finest.

The prospect, as attractive as it is, comes with Shearer’s sobering acknowledgment that this is a fable not going to ever materialise, to his very own evident disappointment.

The truth is stark – as matters stand, our team doesn’t possess the monetary muscle to duke it out at the pinnacle tier of English football. Yet, one can’t help but let the thought wander to a world the place Celtic, bolstered with the aid of the form of budget that opponents the heavyweights, would no longer find themselves the whipping boys of European football

Shearer’s said: “With the size of those two giant soccer clubs. It would solely enhance our league for the better. The atmosphere in these grounds is amazing.

“The support they have around the world is fantastic, so they are two massive clubs. Absolutely, it would be brilliant if they ought to be in the Premier League.” But then comes the stark fact check, “But I don’t suppose we are ever going to see it – it’s by no means going to happen.”

Football is altering and while the support has cooled on talk of an EPL future that as soon as upon a time regarded like the holy grail, there has to come a factor when the European soccer structure essentially changes.

There’s been talks for years on Atlantic leagues and so forth however nothing has come to fruition. ten or twenty years down the line is Celtic still going to be plying their alternate full time in Scottish football, I’d like to think, no.

Brendan Rodgers affirms that Celtic would remove its players’ salaries from budget

With the January transfer window properly underway, it is predicted that there is imminent motion at Celtic. So far, there have been no confirmations of any departures or arrivals but as the month goes on, that fact will show false.

Brendan Rodgers realises there is lots of deadwood in his squad that desires to be cleared. Several gamers in his team virtually aren’t contributing at the minute.

Due to this, it is anticipated that many January departures could be sanctioned. The manager recognises this is phase of soccer and on the whole, that it advantages everyone: “For the players themselves and for their soccer careers, they need to play”, he stated (Daily Mail). “For financial reasons, you can’t be carrying numbers of players each month who aren’t contributing. It then lets in us the possibility to bring players in. That’s simply a herbal process.”

This month, it appears as although the ‘natural process’ Rodgers speaks of will shine through. It is no secret that the gaffer wishes fantastic in the door but the squad needs to be trimmed first for this to happen.

The likes of Benji Siegrist, Kwon Hyeok-kyu, Yuki Kobayashi, and Gustaf Lagerbielke could all make January departures (Daily Mail) which would be a huge enhance for the wage budget. It would free up space in the crew and allow clean blood to come in.

Mistakes had been most likely made in the past with recruitment – the quantity of likely January departures putting a testament to this – but now, it is about rectifying them and making sure comparable blunders of judgement are no longer made in the future concerning new signings.

Mark Wilson explains why Rangers are voicing so many grievances against the SFA following their loss to Celtic

The Rangers deflection tactics in the wake of their 2nd derby defeat to Celtic this season have worked perfectly.

They’ve sown up the media cycle with their numerous statements on the phantom penalty issue and have tried to cast VAR Willie Collum and the Scottish FA as villains despite understanding deep down they have been in no way going to get that penalty at Celtic Park.

For former Celtic defender Mark Wilson, it’s an obvious ploy to flip attention away from their personal failings on the day and but every other underperformance against the Bhoys.

Brendan Rodgers’ facet deservedly won the game 2-1 after fantastic desires from Paulo Bernardo and Kyogo Furuhashi however few are speaking about that, either.

Wilson summed up the state of affairs on Clyde 1 Super Scoreboard tonight, stating: “I think they’re deflecting from performances on the pitch. See if I’m being honest, okay these decisions may have long gone in opposition to Rangers – I agree it was a handball. But the outcome wouldn’t have been a penalty, it didn’t change the effect of the game.

“I tell you what all of us is doing now – they’re speaking about the decision, no longer talking about Rangers being crushed after being in the ascendency. Nobody is speaking about the manager’s crew selection, no one is speaking about Dessers, and no person is speakme about the manager’s substitutions. It’s about the announcement being put out about Willie Collum.

“It’s the identical with the sport at Ibrox beforehand in the season. Everybody spoke about that decision, alternatively of the defeat. It’s deflection.”

This is a honest evaluation from the radio pundit and will align with the feelings of many Celtic fans. Rather than without a doubt dealing with their defeat, Rangers have stirred up useless controversy.

It’s something that ought to backfire, however. Rather than analysing their problems, they’re getting caught up in a rather emotional feud with authorities.

Surely they’d be better served searching at why Celtic maintain beating them in this fixture when it truely matters? Surely their followers would alternatively searching for the answers for that?

Here’s a clue for them – it’s not because of the referees.

New target: according to a report, Celtic and Rodgers are now hoping to sign a creative star attacker for £2 million

He’s one of the pinnacle ‘chance creators’ in the world.

Celtic are reportedly eyeing a cross to signal a creative new attacker for Brendan Rodgers during the January transfer window, and a deal ought to fee around £2m.

Celtic January transfer plans

The Hoops had been extraordinarily busy over the summer, with a range of new players arriving on permanent transfers, whereas they still managed to make a earnings after Jota’s big-money exit to Saudi Arabia.

However, matters haven’t precisely long past to sketch for plenty of the latest additions, with reports suggesting that Argentine left-back Alexandro Bernabei is attracting interest from Europe and his homeland, Yuki Kobayashi and Yosuke Ideguchi ought to go lower back to Japan, winger Marco Tilio is wanted lower back on mortgage by way of former club Melbourne City whereas, defender Gustaf Lagerbielke should also be on his way out.

Therefore, iciness window signings could be on the agenda, and it is believed that Rodgers needs a striker, left winger and central midfielder this month, with Celtic doubtlessly spending up to £10m.

Rodgers was recently requested about what can be anticipated this month in the market, to which he said:

“I don’t know. I’ll inform you once they’re announced, as soon as they’re in. I’m relaxed but focused. I desire quality. And that’s what we need to improve.”

One of those attacking arrivals ought to be a former Ajax and Bayern Munich prospect, according to a current report.

Celtic eyeing Nicolas Kuhn

The Scottish Sun shared a Celtic switch replace in the closing forty eight hours, claiming the Hoops and Rodgers are eyeing a move for Rapid Vienna winger Nicolas Kuhn. The document claims that a cross to Parkhead may want to appeal to the player, who may want to value round £2m, 4 times the amount Rapid Vienna paid for him 18 months ago.

It is also delivered in the story that information and scouting web site Wyscout these days named him as one of the top 12 ‘chance creators’ in world football, so he seems to be an extremely brilliant attacking spark after turning into a ordinary in Austria.

Kuhn, a left-footed forward, is principally a right-winger who can additionally play on the left or as a centre-forward. The 24-year-old has now made 51 senior appearances for his modern employers, scoring seven desires and supplying 10 assists all through that time. (Nicolas Kuhn stats – Transfermarkt)

Prior to his pass to Vienna, Kuhn was praised via Bayern Munich campus manager Jochen Sauer, who said again in 2020:

“He is a technically strong, agile player who suits in nicely with us and has his share in the championship. We count on a lot from him in the future.”

He ought to consequently be an thrilling addition for Rodgers and co as they hunt down some other Scottish Premiership title, and going off the latest declare from Wyscout, Celtic should be getting themselves a creative megastar for around £2m.

Celtic had a lift when Hajime Moriyasu of Japan explained why only two Parkhead players were called up for the Asian Cup

Striker will be handy for January fits after snub by way of Blue Samurai

Celtic will be capable to name upon big name striker Kyogo Furuhashi for the whole of January and past after the 28-year-old used to be left out of the Japan squad for the Asian Cup.

Furuhashi, who scored the prevailing intention for Celtic in remaining weekend’s 2-1 win over Rangers, has flitted in and out of Hajime Moriyasu’s pool of players throughout his tenure and the former Vissel Kobe man has now not made the cut, with Moriyasu turning to his Parkhead team-mate Daizen Maeda, Bochum’s Takuma Asano, Feyenoord’s Ayase Ueda and Kashiwa Reysol’s Mao Hosoya as his forwards. Another Celtic participant in midfielder Reo Hatate has additionally been referred to as up no matter only just recuperating from injury.

The Asian Cup takes place from January 12 till February 12, meaning that Maeda and Hatate should miss up to five suits for Celtic depending on Japan’s progress. The Blue Samurai are in a group with Indonesia, Iraq and Vietnam and Moriyasu said of his squad selection: “If you look at the universal stage of Japanese football, there are more gamers playing at a high level. There is fierce opposition for locations and that ability there is a high level of candidates for the country wide team. They are the first-class underneath the stipulations for being referred to as up. I might not discuss about gamers who haven’t been known as up here. Due to their own circumstances, they can also not be able to name up the team. I hope you recognize that I have selected the best members to structure the crew for this year’s Asian Cup.”

Two other Celtic players will be worried at the Asian Cup. South Korea have referred to as up striker Oh Hyeon-gyu, whilst winger Marco Tilio is away with Australia.

Wow: Journalist reports on the “wonderful” Celtic star’s club record transfer

Celtic are top of the Scottish Premiership heading into the New Year and now seem to have a sketch in area involving one of their star guys at Parkhead, according to a report.

Celtic 2-1 Rangers

On a dreary Saturday in Glasgow’s east end, Celtic put in a stirring performance to defeat arch-rivals Rangers 2-1 at Parkhead courtesy of desires from Paulo Bernardo and Kyogo Furuhashi, who prolonged the Hoops’ lead at the top of the desk to eight factors heading into 2024.

In Scottish football, the winter destroy comes into play in early January and following their day trip to St Mirren on January 2nd, Brendan Rodgers’ facet will head off for a few weeks earlier than returning towards Buckie Thistle in the Scottish Cup on January 21st, by which time fans will hope some new arrivals have already entered the building.

Recent reviews have indicated Celtic could look to spend between £6-10 million in the mid-season window; however, this should also be established on players leaving the constructing in the course of the month of January. Bringing in a striker, central midfielder and left-winger are believed to be key priorities for Rodgers, though he will also consider loan signings to help bolster his squad for the remainder of the campaign.

Outgoings may also also be fundamental to deliver down the plethora of selections the Irishman has at his disposal and forgotten summer signing Marco Tilio is said to have reached out with the aid of his entourage to former golf equipment Melbourne City and Sydney FC over a achievable loan deal, according to reviews in his homeland.

Now, Celtic show up to have a switch diagram in vicinity involving one of their big name men in Glasgow who continues to make waves north of the border.

Journalist shares Matt O’Riley transfer update

According to Football Insider journalist Pete O’Rourke, Celtic are assured of securing a club-record £25-30 million for midfield sensation Matt O’Riley in the summer window, with the reporter sharing that the idea of the Hoops man departing in mid-2024 is an increasing number of likely.

Despite foremost hobby in the Denmark global from golf equipment in England and around Europe, it is believed that the 23-year-old is settled in Glasgow and is glad to stay at the club for the relaxation of the season. The Hoops would demand a fee beyond their highest-ever internet reap for a transfer to even think about O’Riley leaving mid-campaign.

Labelled “wonderful” by Rodgers, O’Riley has delivered goals to his game this campaign, registering nine strikes alongside a similarly nine assists in 27 appearances across all competitions (O’Riley statistics – Transfermarkt).

All things considered, the Danish playmaker is arguably the Hoops’ most important participant and Celtic need to be searching to maintain preserve of his services for as lengthy as possible.

‘Absolute machine’: Celtic star stuns Paulo Bernardo and Gustaf Lagerbielke against Rangers

A battered and bloodied Matt O’Riley helped Celtic do what Celtic do fine and that’s win Glasgow derbies.

You have to question how he managed to remain on the pitch for the entirety of the recreation due to the fact that nose definitely should be broken.

But that’s the effort the Celtic players put in to impenetrable a deserved 2-1 win over Rangers.

Matt O’Riley did what he does excellent in the middle of the park, taking the ball in challenging areas and progressing it forward.

The 23-year-old managed to impenetrable any other help for that outrageous effort from the new derby day king, Kyogo Furuhashi.

As you would expect, when Matt O’Riley took to Instagram to post some photos from the game, he was lauded and applauded by way of his teammates in the feedback section.

Gustaf Lagerbielke, who tasted victory over Rangers at Ibrox this season, called the playmaker ‘unstoppable’.

Whilst goalscorer Paulo Bernardo told Matt O’Riley that he is an ‘absolute machine’.

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Brendan Rodgers proving his worth AGAIN

Even Brendan Rodgers himself will tell you that Celtic haven’t been at their best, there have been many hiccups and problems this season.

Yet it’s the Bhoys sitting top, with future in their arms and with two wins from two against Rangers this season.

And with the January transfer window approaching, you sense that this crew will only get improved for the 2nd 1/2 of the season.

Six Celtic Coach Harry Kewell will be replaced as the Yokohama Marinos manager

Harry Kewell is now on the verge of leaving Celtic to take the Yokohama F Marinos manager’s job.

The Australian train at Parkhead had been rumoured to be first preference of the J League giants to change his countryman, Kevin Muscat, after he opted to leave at the stop of their season. It continues the fashion of Australians managing the membership but it also leaves a function open in the Hoops dugout for Brendan Rodgers to probably look to fill.

The Northern Irishman has Gavin Strachan and John Kennedy in situ already while goalkeeping educate Stevie Woods and Glen Driscoll also have their location beside the boss.

But should there be another educate welcome inner the first-team changing room? If so, who may Rodgers flip to?

Here are five viable alternatives the gaffer ought to perchance look to in a bid to swap out Kewell’s experience.

Kolo Toure

The Ivorian played under Rodgers earlier than he made his way into a teaching role. He must’ve possessed the type of Genius on the coaching pitch that the supervisor is looking for as he used to be then taken to Leicester City to work with him there, too.

Was given a hazard on his personal as Wigan boss but that did not work out and he’s now besides a club. Could be enticed lower back to Glasgow should Rodgers make that call.

Stevie Hammell

Was delivered to Parkhead below Ange Postecoglou following his Motherwell sacking as their head of academy coaching. But ought to Rodgers appear closer, he should be an best substitute on the first-team bench. Has knowledge and trip of working with pinnacle professionals in contrast to the children and would surely be an option.

Scott Brown

An obvious candidate, Broony has been given the risk as a manager in his personal proper with Fleetwood and that can solely enhance his expertise and nous as a tactical coach. He’s a bonafide legend round these components and ought to be tempted to work with his ancient boss with the manageable pathway being his very own man once more with a whole lot more understanding having worked with a pinnacle coach.

Darren O’Dea

He’s been working with the academy and B team considering the fact that arriving returned at Celtic in a teaching capacity. He’s taken them to the UEFA Youth League and experienced highs and lows as properly as in the Lowland League the place now not all has long past specifically well.

His ambition has him looking at management down the line however being in the Celtic dugout would be a massive feather in the cap and studying experience.

Charlie Mulgrew

Has dabbled in coaching at Dundee United even if perhaps no longer the quantity he’d have appreciated as he was once nonetheless taking part in at the time earlier than he was finally released.

Has journey playing for the membership and would possibly leap at the chance to work with first-team gamers of that calibre and gaining knowledge of from Rodgers as properly as Kennedy and his other coaches. Has spoken about going into coaching and management finally and this would be the best grounding.

Adam Sadler

The former goalie has labored at Leicester as a coach due to the fact 2014 and that included alongside Rodgers with the Foxes for 4 years. He’d without a doubt offer a one-of-a-kind element in contrast to the different guys on the bench however his Premier League journey would benefit the gamers on the pitch. Is barring a club having left Leicester when Enzo Maresca arrived.

Israel FA makes a strong argument about Green Brigade’s support for Palestine and claims that the UEFA fine for Celtic was their fault

The head of the Israeli Football Federationmade the loaded complaint after a Champions League message

Shino Zoertz has boldly insisted Celtic landed their latest UEFA fine due to the fact THEY complained about them.

The Israel FA’s chairman’s claims come after the Premiership champions landed their latest fine from Europe’s top brass. They have been hit with a fine of £15,200 this season after their fans waved Palestinian flags during their Champions League match against Atletico Madrid in October.

UEFA have reaffirmed their stance that flags and banners they deem to hold a “provocative messages of an offensive nature” will be hit with consequences. And Israel’s footballing body claim they complained about the banners directly with UEFA. Zoertz said: “The chairman of the Palestinian FA, Jibril Rajoub, made a comment in October justifying the massacre. I believe his words were sickening, but I only see the point of complaining if he would be sanctioned and I thought he might not be. He would have come out stronger because of that, so we chose not to do anything.

“But we did file a complaint against Celtic and it was actually accepted and the club were punished. However, the statements of both FIFA and UEFA have been disappointing overall.

“Let’s remember in our last home game, we stood for the victims of an earthquake in Morocco and the flood in Libya. But there was nothing about our losses.

“Having said, at least they ignored the calls to suspend Israel as in the case of Russia. We must not forget that either.”

‘They might be brave,’ Celtic was asked if they would pay ‘£4m’ for a striker who scored more goals than Kyogo

Lawrence Shankland is a man in demand as he can’t cease scoring goals for Hearts.

When you are producing the fantastic he is showcasing on a weekly basis, then your name is going to be linked with the large boys and that is going on with Celtic.

With Brendan Rodgers searching to add greater chew to the ahead line ahead of the January switch window, Lawrence Shankland’s name has been stated as a possible target.

But with talk of Hearts perchance looking ‘£4 million’ for the 28-year-old, then Stephen Craigan thinks there is no hazard that any individual like Celtic would put that kind of cash down on the desk for him, as he told Sporsound.

Every Celtic fan knows that there is money in the bank and if large cash wished to be spent, then it could.

But that doesn’t mean splashing the cash on something and everything, even if, in the case of Lawrence Shankland, he is in the structure of his life.

After the Scotland star’s beautiful brace for Hearts towards St Mirren on Saturday, his future was once discussed.

Lawrence Shankland to Celtic?

“I simply surprise who would pay £4 million for Lawrence Shankland,” puzzled Craigan.

“Albeit, all the goals, but at 28, if any individual is looking for a resale cost on him, then they wouldn’t get anything back on him. Would Celtic (or Rangers) pay £4 million for him? I don’t think so. They would possibly be courageous and put in a cheeky bid with a sell-on or add-ons.

“But certainly, as a participant and a goalscorer, every body outside of Celtic and Rangers, would chunk their hand off for him.

“If Hearts desire to price him at £4 million and £5 million, if they want to give him a new contract, they would have to pay him as a £4/5 million player. That’s the threat with that.”

Lawrence Shankland and Kyogo Furuhashi

That’s ten desires in 18 Premiership matches for a player who is outscoring the likes of Kyogo Furuhashi this season.

Celtic’s Japanese big name was once returned on the scoresheet for the duration of the win over Livingston on Saturday, his seventh league goal of the campaign.

Yes, Kyogo had lately hit a bit of a patch, in phrases of his goals, but he is back up and jogging now.

And come the quit of the season, it wouldn’t be a shock if any individual like Kyogo and Shankland are scuffling with it out for the top-scorer prize.

Alan Forrest of Hearts has some bright ideas for the new year and a funny gift idea for his Celtic brother James Forrest

Hearts winger aiming to maintain the festive spirit alive towards St Mirren

Alan Forrest’s brother James had a front row seat as Hearts ended Celtic’s proud 52-game unbeaten league run at Celtic Park closing weekend. But, in case his sibling has blanked out the key moments, the Gorgie attacker joked that he may additionally also supply a recording of the suit to present him for his Christmas.

“Yeah, I would possibly get that one sorted,” Forrest laughed, admitting that the mood in the Hearts camp stays high following the club’s first victory over the reigning Premiership champions on their own turf in 14 years. It was once additionally a enormous second for the Forrest brothers. “I’ve played against them a few times and been on the cease of heavy defeats and, you know, if they rating early then they can hurt you all over. I was once delighted to get the end result That’s the first time I’ve beaten Celtic as a participant so I was delighted with that. It’s normally him beating me. To be fair he took it well and said that we form of deserved it. We have been having a bit of banter after the game however it used to be pleasant that he was comfortable for me and that he obtained to watch me play and it was gorgeous for us to get the result.”

While the younger brother was given a beginning berth, the Celtic stalwart watched the first 71 minutes of the match from the bench. By the time he entered the fray, Hearts had installed their 2-0 lead and Kenneth Vargas had replaced Alan. “Off the back of that end result the location is buzzing,” endured Forrest, “and I idea we deserved it as well. We had a game diagram and each participant carried it out. If you’re going to locations like that you want all and sundry at it and I think all and sundry was. When you’re taking part in against Celtic, you can work on it throughout the week but you comprehend they have exquisite gamers that can hurt you so maybe you need to trip your good fortune at instances as well, which we did. But I suppose we had been quite cozy in the sport and the area was once buzzing, specifically after the end result the week before.”

Brothers James Forrest (Celtic) and Alan Forrest (Hearts) battle in a match between their sides earlier this season. Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group

That was once when the Tynecastle outfit misplaced to Aberdeen and, in a tightly-contested league that reminded them just how large every end result can prove to the standings. Which is why, having re-established themselves in 0.33 spot and with video games coming thick and speedy over the festive period, Forrest needs the capital membership to push ahead and produce results succesful of backing up as an alternative than undermining that Parkhead win, beginning in Saturday’s third-v-fourth domestic Premiership clash with St Mirren. “We have 4 video games coming up in two weeks,” stated Forrest. “Celtic is a difficult area to go so it’s a bonus getting that end result however it stands us in true stead now for the next four games.”

That relentless pursuit of victories is some thing he has watched James and Celtic adhere to at some stage in their extra than decade-long dominance of the Scottish scene, backing up wins with extra wins. “This is one where we have a difficult aspect in St Mirren, who have done clearly well, and are on the equal points as us,” stated the Hearts player, who has been utilised as a winger and wingback but thrived in a more advanced function as Lawrence Shankland’s strike accomplice ultimate weekend. “They are right with us in the table so simply due to the fact we have had a result like that, you can’t take your foot off the gas. You don’t underestimate them due to the fact we know their strengths but we recognize that this is one, alongside with the three coming after, are the place we want to kick on rather than take a step back.”

Looking to take time at some point of the iciness wreck to consider just how positively the season is progressing, manager Steven Naismith knows that the displays and the results of the following four matches will go a long way to influencing the conclusion to those musings. “I’ll appear ahead to the begin of the new 12 months when you will have a desirable idea of how you can consider the first half of of the season,” he said. “We are in a suitable location at the moment, and these are 4 video games where we can do some clearly accurate work. I believe we will. I’m searching forward to that.

“The video games that we’ve obtained coming up, the cause why they are good, is they are towards teams that have had appropriate begins to the season, and have finished so far. If we win them we will be in a right function and we will also have affected people round about us. That’s it. We’ve seen so some distance how one end result can swing things. As the season goes that stretches. We do not underestimate any of the games but we will be going into each and every one of them attempting to win them, it truly is one factor for sure, whether or not they are domestic or away. We recognize that if we put some absolutely tough work in now it makes everything a lot better after the break.”

Heading into the break, having used this spell to exert some authority would only aid the squad mentally, minimising the psychological torture at some point of the shutdown, and giving them some thing to maintain onto and shield after the motion resumes, in accordance to Forrest. “It is massive [the notion of going into the ruin clear in 1/3 place] because we have two or three weeks off, and things will be going thru your head and you’ll be searching at the table. You will experience the damage higher if you are in third, on a first rate amount of points, getting as shut to second location as you can. In that way, you can see you are nearer to the place we favor to be instead than the games no longer going properly and we are looking up at third. Everyone desires to be at it and get most points if we can.” Fuelled by that triumph over Celtic, they trust they can

Report: Celtic is vying to sign a player for £35 million who has sobbed on the field this year

With Celtic searching to add some serious fine to their ranks in January, it doesn’t get any extra serious than this.

Brendan Rodgers has constantly bemoaned the fact his crew are lacking excellent and with Kyogo Furuhashi clearly struggling to find goals, it seems the Celtic manager has flip to the English Premier League to solve his striking ills.

A record from Ojogo has claimed that Celtic are main the race to sign Portuguese striker, Fabio Silva.

The 21-year-old used to be signed by way of Wolves for over £35m [BBC] in 2020 but after a disastrous two seasons at Molineaux, the youngster is stated to be looking to cross on.

The report claims, “Fábio Silva is making ready to go away Wolverhampton when the market reopens and the striker’s future have to go thru Scottish football, where he is disputed via Celtic and Rangers.”

Fabio Silva’s Wolves woes

The younger striker has discovered it difficult to live up to his rate tag as he has only scored five dreams in 72 appearances for Wolves. [Transfermarkt]

Clearly struggling, the final straw for Silva was when he ‘conceded’ a penalty in the demise minutes towards Sheffield United remaining month.

With the sport poised at 1-1 and Wolves nevertheless unbeaten, the teen challenged George Balldock in the penalty box. It regarded like no contact was once made as The Blades striker was once already on his way down.

The penalty was once awarded and backed up by means of VAR, and Wolves misplaced the game and their unbeaten start to the season.

Silva used to be inconsolable on the pitch and this regarded to be the icing on a very bitter cake as the youngster’s torrid time at the membership continued.

His confidence have to be shot to pieces and perhaps a cross to Celtic ought to do him the world of good. With the quantity of chances Celtic creates, Silva might also fancy rebuilding his career and self assurance in Paradise.

A loan deal is extra in all likelihood if a go used to be ever to take place as Celtic could now not have enough money to pay the kind of outlay that Wolves did on the striker.

And with his income at £42k per week [SalarySport], Celtic ought to cowl that quantity easily. This is one we will watch closely as the January window nears.

CCV Asks Football Fans And Teammates To Avoid The “Emotional” Side Of The Game

Celtic centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers returned to the starting lineup on Saturday afternoon against Hearts. His presence, though, couldn’t forestall a 2-0 loss to the Jambos.

Post-match, the American admitted his teammates and the followers need to stay away from the emotive aspect of the game: “The emotion is understandable”, he stated (Football Scotland). “When you lose a recreation that’s how we sense as players and that’s how the fans feel as well. But there is no factor searching at a game in an emotional state. You’ve acquired to seem at it clear-headed, continue to be as calm as you can and try to improve.”

For followers who invest their lives into the club, it is challenging not to get impassioned. Celtic supporters care about the soccer club to a great extent and demand the best.

Because of this, matters can also inevitably turn sour at Parkhead when the Hoops do not win games they have to be taking all three points from.

The players, though, will stay calm, in accordance to Carter-Vickers. Despite this, there is no doubt that their performances and effects need to get better quickly, starting in opposition to Livingston this weekend.

“Careful what you wish for” by Neil Lennon Celtic issues a warning to enraged supporters

Neil Lennon has warned furious Celtic supporters be “careful what they wish for”.

The former Celtic boss defended the Parkhead hierarchy as he spoke back to the poisonous surroundings that brewed at some stage in the loss to Hearts.

Supporters have been left indignant as dreams from Lawrence Shankland and Stephen Kingsley condemned Celtic to defeat.

Chants of ‘sack the board’ and ‘Lawwell get to f***’ were then heard interior the stadium as tempers flared.

However, Lennon recommended there is no want for any overreaction in spite of the team performing under expectations on a handful of events so some distance this season.

On PLZ Soccer, Lennon explained: “I do not assume there may be any need to panic. You look at the record and it is the first time in ten years they’ve lost back-to-back video games and the first time they’ve misplaced at home in fifty two It’s a truely excessive bar and information are there to be broken.

“But you have to say the level of overall performance isn’t what we expect from Celtic at the minute so they’re going to have to dig deep and galvanise each person around. The fans need to see that the group is going thru a bit of adversity and this is when the team and the manager need their support, rather than the other way around.

“I know there was some dissent towards the board, which I do not understand due to the fact they’ve just won a Treble closing year. Since Dermot’s come in it is been whole domination for 20 strange years; six Trebles, Europa Leagues, three remaining 16s, I should go on.

“So from time to time you’ve got obtained to be cautious what you wish for. But at the minute, it’s now not good. There’s a lack of consistency and I assume Brendan’s waiting for the January switch window. Currently, he has to roll up his sleeves and get more out of this team.”

‘A very strong possibility,’ Celtic will sign competition for the 26-year-old in January, according to Stephen McGowan

With much less than two weeks for the January switch window to open, Stephen McGowan believes Celtic are about to make a good sized move.

The Daily Mail journalist used to be asked what he concept about Celtic strengthening this iciness when he claimed that they could be about to sing a participant to give Greg Taylor some much-needed competition.

McGowan said [PLZ Soccer], “I assume they will.  I mean I think the Portuguese guy, Tiago Araujo who performs for Estoril who is a former Benfica player, I suppose he’s a very sturdy opportunity for Celtic in January.

“He’s a left wing-back, he can get forward whether he can shield is a question of course, but I suspect that’s one that may happen.”

TBR Celtic told how there used to be a feeling that Celtic should be about to replace Alexandro Bernabei in January as the Argentine has failed to make any form of impact on the crew due to the fact his £3.75m pass ultimate summer.

However, I would propose that if Celtic have been to attempt and signal Araujo, it would be with a view to becoming a normal starter for Brendan Rodgers.

Much has been made of the fact that the left flank of Celtic was uncovered in Europe and in the Scottish Premiership and Rodgers would do well to tackle that alternatively than later.

Tiago Araujo for Celtic?

The Portuguese fullback is 22 years ancient and has two caps for the u21 team. A product of the Benfica adolescence system, he made simply one look for the first team.

A short spell at Arouca allowed Araujo to make a in addition 16 first-team outings earlier than he secured a everlasting move to Estoril.

In two seasons at the club, the versatile full-back who can additionally play as a winger, has made 49 appearances scoring three goals and growing 4 assisting his team to a contemporary mid-table function in the league. [Transfermarkt]

Is he the player that could Celtic forward? A lot about this go screams every other undertaking however I’m hoping this is one that Rodgers has identified as one who ought to instantly improve what Celtic already have at the club.

“Absolutely frightening”: Pundit is astonished by the term “exceptional.” £14k per week Celtic star

Celtic have a wide variety of gamers who have actual actual pleasant about them. Callum McGregor is one name that springs to idea as does Kyogo Furuhashi.

But there is one that has truly caught the eye of pundit, Leanne Crichton. After the 23-year-old’s overall performance towards Feyenoord, Crichton used to be in entire awe of Matt O’Riley as he had a helping hand in Gustaf Lagerbielke’s 90th-minute winner.

Crichton stated [The Go Radio Football Show], “I want to say, Matt O’Riley, certainly frightening. The levels, the performances that he’s producing right now are absolutely outstanding.

“He’s a pleasure to watch. The moments of magic that he’s produced in games of late has been exceptional.”

O’Riley has been receiving lots of plaudits for his performances this season. His transformation under Brendan Rodgers has been outstanding to watch.

Don’t get me wrong, under Ange Postecoglou, O’Riley was once extraordinary but he seems to have elevated so a whole lot beneath Rodgers and added so a lot more to his game.

Adding goals, the Danish global has grow to be one of Celtic’s most risky players. His vision and passing potential also make him an necessary section of the Hoops attack.

Defensively, O’Riley also places in a shift. He tracks back, makes tackles and covers each and every blade of grass as he helps out the Celtic returned four.

He clearly is a laptop in the coronary heart of the Celtic team and it is little marvel he is attracting the attention of the likes of Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Crystal Palace.

But with O’Riley signing a new five-year deal in the summer, it is clear that he is joyful and content material at Celtic.

And why wouldn’t he be? He’s enjoying regularly, triumphing trophies and getting to play Champions League football. Also, he is being paid as an alternative handsomely for the privilege at £14k per week. [SalarySport]

“Not a very happy man.” A reporter for the BBC saw what Arne Slot did just before the Celtic-Feyenoord match

From Diego Simeone to Arne Slot. There have been a few unhappy campers in Celtic’s opposition dugout in the Champions League this season.

Celtic deservedly secured a 2-1 win over Feyenoord in the Champions League on Wednesday, however it got here with Arne Slot’s annoyance.

It appears as although the Feyenoord educate was steaming before his team conceded a penalty, which likely didn’t assist matters.

Luis Palma opened the scoring for Celtic, with the aid of the penalty spot, when Liam Scales used to be wrestled down in the area.

According to a BBC reporter, Arne Slot was once in ‘deep conversation’ with the fourth official and complaining about one element or another.

Then the penalty used to be awarded and it used to be brought that Arne Slot was ‘not a completely happy man’, as a end result of it all.

In the end, Celtic sealed the points, and unlike a certain Diego Simeone, he did shake Brendan Rodgers’ hands after the match.

Feyenoord boss Arne Slot

“Feyenoord manager Arne Slot is now not a completely satisfied man,” said a BBC reporter.

“Moments before the penalty award he was deep in dialog with the fourth professional complaining about something, then came the penalty award and that virtually didn’t help his mood.”

Celtic ease the pressure

At least there will be no speak of Celtic’s winless run in Europe from other parts of the media now.

It will probably turn into ‘Only one win in…’. from next season!

On a serious note, beforehand of the Champions League altering its format, this win came at the right time and it simply sparks some faith back into the system.

The alternate of layout in the Champions League, from an basic perspective, wasn’t probable needed due to the fact don’t fix something that’s now not broken.

But, hopefully, this bodes nicely for Celtic in the long run and the wins in Europe can begin staking up.

‘Outstanding’: Now, Neil Lennon reveals his pick for Celtic’s Player of the Season thus far

One element Celtic’s win over Feyenoord seems to have executed is to have lit a hearth below the Celtic player’s backsides.

Every single one of them was once exceptional throughout the total ninety minutes at Celtic Park and each single one of them have to keep their heads high.

But only one of them absolutely impressed former Celtic boss Neil Lennon. The Irishman used to be speaking after the game and recalling Matt O’Riley‘s role in the winning goal, Lennon stated that he is the first-rate player in Scotland proper now.

Lennon said [TNT Sports], “Has been unbelievable this season. I suppose that’s his 1/3 help now in the campaign.

“Domestically he has been scoring each week in the Premier League.

“Goals and assists he has been the most tremendous player for Celtic this year and possibly the excellent participant in Scotland this season.

“That used to be a piece of class. That used to be actual proper first-rate there.”

There is no denying that O’Riley is a one of a kind talent. The Celtic midfielder has been exceptional for Brendan Rodgers now not solely on the home scene but also in Europe.

Against Atletico Madrid, O’Riley was named the Man of the Match as he helped reap a creditable draw in opposition to the La Liga side. And closing night time against Feyenoord, his performance was once truly flawless.

His desires and assists throughout all competitions have kept Celtic as the team to watch in the league and Scottish Cup this season.

With another three games to go until the New Year, the Celtic followers will be hoping that O’Riley can continue his top notch form and hold Celtic rooted firmly at the top of the league.

Now that Europe is over, O’Riley can listen on domestic enterprise as he appears to assist Celtic win their 0.33 league title in a row.

‘Different to what I’m used to’: Feyenoord great reveals he had trouble with the £4 million Celtic star

Feyenoord defender Thomas Beelen admits he struggled with the movement of Kyogo Furuhashi at some stage in Wednesday’s 2-1 Champions League defeat to Celtic.

Despite The Hoops celebrating their first win in Europe’s premiere club competition in 15 attempts, it used to be any other night of frustration for Celtic’s talismanic centre-forward.

Kyogo Furuhashi has now scored just once in his last eleven games, Brendan Rodgers struggling to get the equal tune out of the Japan international after two years orchestrating Ange Postecoglou’s Parkhead symphony.

But still, Beelen will have been thrilled to see the returned of Furuhashi, the forward’s movement as sharp as ever even if his finishing stays rather wayward.

Celtic beat Feyenoord in Champions League

“He made a few appropriate runs, which was once specific from what I am used to,” Beelen tells RTL7, Celtic. I had to get used to it, however I obtained better and better in the match.”

Celtic triumphed 2-1 on the night. The roar which greeted Gustaf Lagerbielke’s stoppage time winner proving that this used to be anything however a ‘dead rubber’ for these on the Parkhead terraces, even if Celtic were already consigned to bottom vicinity in the group.

“How am I (feeling) standing here? With an unpleasant feeling, because we have won,” Beelen adds. “Personally, it was once a satisfactory moment for me (to play away at Celtic).

“But I don’t feel that way now.”

This was Celtic’s ultimate European game of the season, their fourth-place end that means that the Glasgow giants do no longer even have the consolation prize of Europa League soccer after Christmas.

Rodgers, meanwhile, is keen to simplify Kyogo’s game, encouraging the £4 million signing from Vissel Kobe to avoid losing deep and as a substitute center of attention on finding pockets of house in and around the penalty box.

Rodgers desires greater from Kyogo Furuhashi

“We went via his video stuff the different week. We looked in particular at the truth I don’t need him losing in so much. When you’re enjoying in a lot of games where teams are sat deep, you don’t get a kick of the ball actually until it comes into the box,” Rodgers tells the Daily Record.

“So what do you do? You begin wandering. His power is his penetration. That’s his strength, running in in the back of and timing his runs. You have to make 10 runs possibly to solely get in once, however that’s your job as a striker.

“So there’s been nothing modified in that. There’s been truly nothing exclusive asked of him because his energy is enjoying off the final line, timing his movements and being instinctive in the box.

“He’s no longer a dribbler, he’s not any one who does drop in. He can do it however it’s now not his strength. And that’s always the undertaking for a striker who wishes to affect games. But he’s very receptive. He’s not a baby, remember, he’s 28 years of age.”

‘Exceptional’: Joleon Lescott stunned with £1 million Celtic player in tonight’s victory over Feyenoord

It lookedl ike any other night of so shut but, yet again, so a long way for Celtic in the Champions League tonight.

Once again Brendan Rodgers‘ side’s incapacity to preserve the backdoor shut in the closing stages of a European recreation regarded like it was going to come returned and chunk them on the backside.

1-0 up and searching comfortable, Celtic allowed the Dutch side to get lower back into the recreation as Hyeongyu Oh was bullied off the ball in midfield and Alistair Johnston was dragged out of role which allowed Yankuba Minteh to slot domestic an 82nd-minute equaliser to leave Joe Hart helpless.

Which is a shame due to the fact if every person deserved to be on the winning side, it was once the £1m signing from Tottenham Hotspur. And he was after Gustaf Lagerbielke nodded home the point-blank winner in the 90th minute.

Hart pulled off some fundamental saves to preserve Celtic beforehand last night and he significantly impressed former England international defender, Joleon Lescott.

Joe Hart redeems himself for Celtic vs Feyenoord

The English stopper has come under some extreme criticism over the previous few weeks but he definitely redeemed himself with his performance tonight.

Lescott stated [TNT Sports], “Arguably this would have been one of the pleasant dreams of the competition so a ways but just offside. Probably ought to do better with the offside in phrases of searching throughout the line and looking ahead to the place the centre-backs are.

“He [Luis Giminez] can’t make his run off the fullback due to the fact he’s at the back of him however a steady threat strolling behind and he’s any individual that’s has been cozy in front of goal but Joe Hart’s been exceptional.”

Despite conceding, Hart made three important saves at integral stages of the sport which ought to have seen the result go some other way.

Hart was once extremely good and deserves all the plaudits coming his way for this performance.

“You have to do more” James McFadden responds to Brendan Rodgers’ public comments about Celtic star

James McFadden has weighed in on the situation involving Celtic winger, Mikey Johnston.

Brendan Rodgers took an fascinating step in deciding to publicly critique the player after Celtic’s 4-1 win over Hibernian ultimate week.

Someone like Chris Sutton was ’surprised’ by the Celtic manager’s methods, whilst others suppose it’s in reality a challenge.

As James McFadden pointed out, the truth that Mikey Johnston began the 2-1 defeat towards Kilmarnock on Sunday proves that Brendan Rodgers is actually trying to push the player, as he told Sky Sports Football (10/12/23 at 11:40 am).

The former Scotland global introduced that Mikey Johnston is being requested to do more with and barring the ball due to the fact it’s some distance exclusive than when he is being requested when he comes off the bench.

The 24-year-old has commenced only two games this season and likely hasn’t produced the results he would have preferred from a non-public perspective.

There have been instances this season when he has come off the bench, including in the Champions League and he has seemed impressive.

But as James McFadden pointed out, they are two distinctive worlds.

Brendan Rodgers’ venture to Mikey Johnston

“I’d rather not have any criticism, if I am being flawlessly honest,” stated McFadden.

“What Brendan Rodgers is doing Is telling Mikey Johnston that coming on as a sub is specific to beginning the game.

“When you come on, the sport is open and you have the freedom to do what it takes to get your group back in the recreation or have an impact in the game. When you begin the game, it is greater about concentrating on your positional play. When you are going to press. What the needs are.

“I assume had Rodgers had a go at him, then dropped him it would have been a bigger problem here. What he is saying, you are in the crew now and you have to do more. You have to use the ball better. Make better decisions.”

Celtic v Feyenoord

The difficulty for Johnston now is that he will probable be dropped for Wednesday’s Champions League clash towards Feyenoord.

And that will likely then lead to him being in the equal state of affairs in opposition to Hearts at the weekend.

On one hand, his performances haven’t been properly enough, but he ought to rightfully argue that he wishes greater minutes to surely get his engine going because he is nonetheless probable lacking that sharpness.

Johnston’s problem is that he has had plenty of probabilities earlier than and in the pressure cooker of Celtic, you ain’t given a great deal time.

‘Imagine going there’: Micah Richards makes confession to Celtic it would never happen if Celtic became part of the English Premier League

‘Imagine going there’: Micah Richards makes a Celtic confession that will never come to pass concerning Celtic becoming a part of the English Premier League

Micah Richards has admitted that it would be ‘brilliant’ if Celtic could go away Scottish soccer and be part of up with the English Premier League.

It has been a debate that has been going on for a long time, and in truth, it will probable remain that way, even even though there is crazy cash in the sport to make it happen.

Celtic are the biggest membership in Scotland and for the Premiership to lose such a giant, it would end up having some kind of negative impact on the game in the country.

That’s why Micah Richards can’t see it happening because he simply thinks it would kill Scottish football, as he told The Rest is Football.

As demonstrated with the aid of the switch market, newly-promoted facets in the Premier League can go about spending over £100 million in one summer time just to cement their status with the huge boys.

In the meanwhile, Celtic don’t have that in their kitty to spend, and instead, are debating about inserting figures of £5 million on the table for play x, y and z.

Celtic in the Premier League

“It would be great,” stated Richards. “Imagine going there each different week, it would be brilliant.

“But I just assume what that would do for Scottish football. No disrespect. Celtic and Rangers, the money they will carry into the Scottish league.

“It would be exciting in the Premier League. But I suppose Scottish soccer would be useless after that.”

Celtic at the midway stage

The season has been full of ups and downs so far, possibly extra downs than the fans wanted or even Brendan Rodgers imagined.

But the key issue is that the group is sitting pinnacle of the desk and have received each of the Glasgow derbies.

When it has mattered most, the Bhoys have stuck their chests out and proved their worth.

Plus, the performances can solely get better as Rodgers gets comfortable once more in his seat, including in the truth that the performances in latest weeks have been far higher and now the January transfer window is open.

“Amazing” Celtic game changer Alan Shearer longs for

Alan Shearer, the Premier League’s all time top scorer, has shared his ideas on the tantalising prospect of the Scottish Premiership champions strutting their stuff in England’s premier footballing arena.

Speaking candidly on The Rest is Football, Shearer couldn’t hide his enthusiasm for the idea, calling it ‘amazing’ to envision the likes of the Bhoys combating it out towards England’s finest.

The prospect, as attractive as it is, comes with Shearer’s sobering acknowledgment that this is a fable not going to ever materialise, to his very own evident disappointment.

The truth is stark – as matters stand, our team doesn’t possess the monetary muscle to duke it out at the pinnacle tier of English football. Yet, one can’t help but let the thought wander to a world the place Celtic, bolstered with the aid of the form of budget that opponents the heavyweights, would no longer find themselves the whipping boys of European football

Shearer’s said: “With the size of those two giant soccer clubs. It would solely enhance our league for the better. The atmosphere in these grounds is amazing.

“The support they have around the world is fantastic, so they are two massive clubs. Absolutely, it would be brilliant if they ought to be in the Premier League.” But then comes the stark fact check, “But I don’t suppose we are ever going to see it – it’s by no means going to happen.”

Football is altering and while the support has cooled on talk of an EPL future that as soon as upon a time regarded like the holy grail, there has to come a factor when the European soccer structure essentially changes.

There’s been talks for years on Atlantic leagues and so forth however nothing has come to fruition. ten or twenty years down the line is Celtic still going to be plying their alternate full time in Scottish football, I’d like to think, no.

Brendan Rodgers affirms that Celtic would remove its players’ salaries from budget

With the January transfer window properly underway, it is predicted that there is imminent motion at Celtic. So far, there have been no confirmations of any departures or arrivals but as the month goes on, that fact will show false.

Brendan Rodgers realises there is lots of deadwood in his squad that desires to be cleared. Several gamers in his team virtually aren’t contributing at the minute.

Due to this, it is anticipated that many January departures could be sanctioned. The manager recognises this is phase of soccer and on the whole, that it advantages everyone: “For the players themselves and for their soccer careers, they need to play”, he stated (Daily Mail). “For financial reasons, you can’t be carrying numbers of players each month who aren’t contributing. It then lets in us the possibility to bring players in. That’s simply a herbal process.”

This month, it appears as although the ‘natural process’ Rodgers speaks of will shine through. It is no secret that the gaffer wishes fantastic in the door but the squad needs to be trimmed first for this to happen.

The likes of Benji Siegrist, Kwon Hyeok-kyu, Yuki Kobayashi, and Gustaf Lagerbielke could all make January departures (Daily Mail) which would be a huge enhance for the wage budget. It would free up space in the crew and allow clean blood to come in.

Mistakes had been most likely made in the past with recruitment – the quantity of likely January departures putting a testament to this – but now, it is about rectifying them and making sure comparable blunders of judgement are no longer made in the future concerning new signings.

Mark Wilson explains why Rangers are voicing so many grievances against the SFA following their loss to Celtic

The Rangers deflection tactics in the wake of their 2nd derby defeat to Celtic this season have worked perfectly.

They’ve sown up the media cycle with their numerous statements on the phantom penalty issue and have tried to cast VAR Willie Collum and the Scottish FA as villains despite understanding deep down they have been in no way going to get that penalty at Celtic Park.

For former Celtic defender Mark Wilson, it’s an obvious ploy to flip attention away from their personal failings on the day and but every other underperformance against the Bhoys.

Brendan Rodgers’ facet deservedly won the game 2-1 after fantastic desires from Paulo Bernardo and Kyogo Furuhashi however few are speaking about that, either.

Wilson summed up the state of affairs on Clyde 1 Super Scoreboard tonight, stating: “I think they’re deflecting from performances on the pitch. See if I’m being honest, okay these decisions may have long gone in opposition to Rangers – I agree it was a handball. But the outcome wouldn’t have been a penalty, it didn’t change the effect of the game.

“I tell you what all of us is doing now – they’re speaking about the decision, no longer talking about Rangers being crushed after being in the ascendency. Nobody is speaking about the manager’s crew selection, no one is speaking about Dessers, and no person is speakme about the manager’s substitutions. It’s about the announcement being put out about Willie Collum.

“It’s the identical with the sport at Ibrox beforehand in the season. Everybody spoke about that decision, alternatively of the defeat. It’s deflection.”

This is a honest evaluation from the radio pundit and will align with the feelings of many Celtic fans. Rather than without a doubt dealing with their defeat, Rangers have stirred up useless controversy.

It’s something that ought to backfire, however. Rather than analysing their problems, they’re getting caught up in a rather emotional feud with authorities.

Surely they’d be better served searching at why Celtic maintain beating them in this fixture when it truely matters? Surely their followers would alternatively searching for the answers for that?

Here’s a clue for them – it’s not because of the referees.

New target: according to a report, Celtic and Rodgers are now hoping to sign a creative star attacker for £2 million

He’s one of the pinnacle ‘chance creators’ in the world.

Celtic are reportedly eyeing a cross to signal a creative new attacker for Brendan Rodgers during the January transfer window, and a deal ought to fee around £2m.

Celtic January transfer plans

The Hoops had been extraordinarily busy over the summer, with a range of new players arriving on permanent transfers, whereas they still managed to make a earnings after Jota’s big-money exit to Saudi Arabia.

However, matters haven’t precisely long past to sketch for plenty of the latest additions, with reports suggesting that Argentine left-back Alexandro Bernabei is attracting interest from Europe and his homeland, Yuki Kobayashi and Yosuke Ideguchi ought to go lower back to Japan, winger Marco Tilio is wanted lower back on mortgage by way of former club Melbourne City whereas, defender Gustaf Lagerbielke should also be on his way out.

Therefore, iciness window signings could be on the agenda, and it is believed that Rodgers needs a striker, left winger and central midfielder this month, with Celtic doubtlessly spending up to £10m.

Rodgers was recently requested about what can be anticipated this month in the market, to which he said:

“I don’t know. I’ll inform you once they’re announced, as soon as they’re in. I’m relaxed but focused. I desire quality. And that’s what we need to improve.”

One of those attacking arrivals ought to be a former Ajax and Bayern Munich prospect, according to a current report.

Celtic eyeing Nicolas Kuhn

The Scottish Sun shared a Celtic switch replace in the closing forty eight hours, claiming the Hoops and Rodgers are eyeing a move for Rapid Vienna winger Nicolas Kuhn. The document claims that a cross to Parkhead may want to appeal to the player, who may want to value round £2m, 4 times the amount Rapid Vienna paid for him 18 months ago.

It is also delivered in the story that information and scouting web site Wyscout these days named him as one of the top 12 ‘chance creators’ in world football, so he seems to be an extremely brilliant attacking spark after turning into a ordinary in Austria.

Kuhn, a left-footed forward, is principally a right-winger who can additionally play on the left or as a centre-forward. The 24-year-old has now made 51 senior appearances for his modern employers, scoring seven desires and supplying 10 assists all through that time. (Nicolas Kuhn stats – Transfermarkt)

Prior to his pass to Vienna, Kuhn was praised via Bayern Munich campus manager Jochen Sauer, who said again in 2020:

“He is a technically strong, agile player who suits in nicely with us and has his share in the championship. We count on a lot from him in the future.”

He ought to consequently be an thrilling addition for Rodgers and co as they hunt down some other Scottish Premiership title, and going off the latest declare from Wyscout, Celtic should be getting themselves a creative megastar for around £2m.

Celtic had a lift when Hajime Moriyasu of Japan explained why only two Parkhead players were called up for the Asian Cup

Striker will be handy for January fits after snub by way of Blue Samurai

Celtic will be capable to name upon big name striker Kyogo Furuhashi for the whole of January and past after the 28-year-old used to be left out of the Japan squad for the Asian Cup.

Furuhashi, who scored the prevailing intention for Celtic in remaining weekend’s 2-1 win over Rangers, has flitted in and out of Hajime Moriyasu’s pool of players throughout his tenure and the former Vissel Kobe man has now not made the cut, with Moriyasu turning to his Parkhead team-mate Daizen Maeda, Bochum’s Takuma Asano, Feyenoord’s Ayase Ueda and Kashiwa Reysol’s Mao Hosoya as his forwards. Another Celtic participant in midfielder Reo Hatate has additionally been referred to as up no matter only just recuperating from injury.

The Asian Cup takes place from January 12 till February 12, meaning that Maeda and Hatate should miss up to five suits for Celtic depending on Japan’s progress. The Blue Samurai are in a group with Indonesia, Iraq and Vietnam and Moriyasu said of his squad selection: “If you look at the universal stage of Japanese football, there are more gamers playing at a high level. There is fierce opposition for locations and that ability there is a high level of candidates for the country wide team. They are the first-class underneath the stipulations for being referred to as up. I might not discuss about gamers who haven’t been known as up here. Due to their own circumstances, they can also not be able to name up the team. I hope you recognize that I have selected the best members to structure the crew for this year’s Asian Cup.”

Two other Celtic players will be worried at the Asian Cup. South Korea have referred to as up striker Oh Hyeon-gyu, whilst winger Marco Tilio is away with Australia.

Wow: Journalist reports on the “wonderful” Celtic star’s club record transfer

Celtic are top of the Scottish Premiership heading into the New Year and now seem to have a sketch in area involving one of their star guys at Parkhead, according to a report.

Celtic 2-1 Rangers

On a dreary Saturday in Glasgow’s east end, Celtic put in a stirring performance to defeat arch-rivals Rangers 2-1 at Parkhead courtesy of desires from Paulo Bernardo and Kyogo Furuhashi, who prolonged the Hoops’ lead at the top of the desk to eight factors heading into 2024.

In Scottish football, the winter destroy comes into play in early January and following their day trip to St Mirren on January 2nd, Brendan Rodgers’ facet will head off for a few weeks earlier than returning towards Buckie Thistle in the Scottish Cup on January 21st, by which time fans will hope some new arrivals have already entered the building.

Recent reviews have indicated Celtic could look to spend between £6-10 million in the mid-season window; however, this should also be established on players leaving the constructing in the course of the month of January. Bringing in a striker, central midfielder and left-winger are believed to be key priorities for Rodgers, though he will also consider loan signings to help bolster his squad for the remainder of the campaign.

Outgoings may also also be fundamental to deliver down the plethora of selections the Irishman has at his disposal and forgotten summer signing Marco Tilio is said to have reached out with the aid of his entourage to former golf equipment Melbourne City and Sydney FC over a achievable loan deal, according to reviews in his homeland.

Now, Celtic show up to have a switch diagram in vicinity involving one of their big name men in Glasgow who continues to make waves north of the border.

Journalist shares Matt O’Riley transfer update

According to Football Insider journalist Pete O’Rourke, Celtic are assured of securing a club-record £25-30 million for midfield sensation Matt O’Riley in the summer window, with the reporter sharing that the idea of the Hoops man departing in mid-2024 is an increasing number of likely.

Despite foremost hobby in the Denmark global from golf equipment in England and around Europe, it is believed that the 23-year-old is settled in Glasgow and is glad to stay at the club for the relaxation of the season. The Hoops would demand a fee beyond their highest-ever internet reap for a transfer to even think about O’Riley leaving mid-campaign.

Labelled “wonderful” by Rodgers, O’Riley has delivered goals to his game this campaign, registering nine strikes alongside a similarly nine assists in 27 appearances across all competitions (O’Riley statistics – Transfermarkt).

All things considered, the Danish playmaker is arguably the Hoops’ most important participant and Celtic need to be searching to maintain preserve of his services for as lengthy as possible.

‘Absolute machine’: Celtic star stuns Paulo Bernardo and Gustaf Lagerbielke against Rangers

A battered and bloodied Matt O’Riley helped Celtic do what Celtic do fine and that’s win Glasgow derbies.

You have to question how he managed to remain on the pitch for the entirety of the recreation due to the fact that nose definitely should be broken.

But that’s the effort the Celtic players put in to impenetrable a deserved 2-1 win over Rangers.

Matt O’Riley did what he does excellent in the middle of the park, taking the ball in challenging areas and progressing it forward.

The 23-year-old managed to impenetrable any other help for that outrageous effort from the new derby day king, Kyogo Furuhashi.

As you would expect, when Matt O’Riley took to Instagram to post some photos from the game, he was lauded and applauded by way of his teammates in the feedback section.

Gustaf Lagerbielke, who tasted victory over Rangers at Ibrox this season, called the playmaker ‘unstoppable’.

Whilst goalscorer Paulo Bernardo told Matt O’Riley that he is an ‘absolute machine’.

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Brendan Rodgers proving his worth AGAIN

Even Brendan Rodgers himself will tell you that Celtic haven’t been at their best, there have been many hiccups and problems this season.

Yet it’s the Bhoys sitting top, with future in their arms and with two wins from two against Rangers this season.

And with the January transfer window approaching, you sense that this crew will only get improved for the 2nd 1/2 of the season.

Six Celtic Coach Harry Kewell will be replaced as the Yokohama Marinos manager

Harry Kewell is now on the verge of leaving Celtic to take the Yokohama F Marinos manager’s job.

The Australian train at Parkhead had been rumoured to be first preference of the J League giants to change his countryman, Kevin Muscat, after he opted to leave at the stop of their season. It continues the fashion of Australians managing the membership but it also leaves a function open in the Hoops dugout for Brendan Rodgers to probably look to fill.

The Northern Irishman has Gavin Strachan and John Kennedy in situ already while goalkeeping educate Stevie Woods and Glen Driscoll also have their location beside the boss.

But should there be another educate welcome inner the first-team changing room? If so, who may Rodgers flip to?

Here are five viable alternatives the gaffer ought to perchance look to in a bid to swap out Kewell’s experience.

Kolo Toure

The Ivorian played under Rodgers earlier than he made his way into a teaching role. He must’ve possessed the type of Genius on the coaching pitch that the supervisor is looking for as he used to be then taken to Leicester City to work with him there, too.

Was given a hazard on his personal as Wigan boss but that did not work out and he’s now besides a club. Could be enticed lower back to Glasgow should Rodgers make that call.

Stevie Hammell

Was delivered to Parkhead below Ange Postecoglou following his Motherwell sacking as their head of academy coaching. But ought to Rodgers appear closer, he should be an best substitute on the first-team bench. Has knowledge and trip of working with pinnacle professionals in contrast to the children and would surely be an option.

Scott Brown

An obvious candidate, Broony has been given the risk as a manager in his personal proper with Fleetwood and that can solely enhance his expertise and nous as a tactical coach. He’s a bonafide legend round these components and ought to be tempted to work with his ancient boss with the manageable pathway being his very own man once more with a whole lot more understanding having worked with a pinnacle coach.

Darren O’Dea

He’s been working with the academy and B team considering the fact that arriving returned at Celtic in a teaching capacity. He’s taken them to the UEFA Youth League and experienced highs and lows as properly as in the Lowland League the place now not all has long past specifically well.

His ambition has him looking at management down the line however being in the Celtic dugout would be a massive feather in the cap and studying experience.

Charlie Mulgrew

Has dabbled in coaching at Dundee United even if perhaps no longer the quantity he’d have appreciated as he was once nonetheless taking part in at the time earlier than he was finally released.

Has journey playing for the membership and would possibly leap at the chance to work with first-team gamers of that calibre and gaining knowledge of from Rodgers as properly as Kennedy and his other coaches. Has spoken about going into coaching and management finally and this would be the best grounding.

Adam Sadler

The former goalie has labored at Leicester as a coach due to the fact 2014 and that included alongside Rodgers with the Foxes for 4 years. He’d without a doubt offer a one-of-a-kind element in contrast to the different guys on the bench however his Premier League journey would benefit the gamers on the pitch. Is barring a club having left Leicester when Enzo Maresca arrived.

Israel FA makes a strong argument about Green Brigade’s support for Palestine and claims that the UEFA fine for Celtic was their fault

The head of the Israeli Football Federationmade the loaded complaint after a Champions League message

Shino Zoertz has boldly insisted Celtic landed their latest UEFA fine due to the fact THEY complained about them.

The Israel FA’s chairman’s claims come after the Premiership champions landed their latest fine from Europe’s top brass. They have been hit with a fine of £15,200 this season after their fans waved Palestinian flags during their Champions League match against Atletico Madrid in October.

UEFA have reaffirmed their stance that flags and banners they deem to hold a “provocative messages of an offensive nature” will be hit with consequences. And Israel’s footballing body claim they complained about the banners directly with UEFA. Zoertz said: “The chairman of the Palestinian FA, Jibril Rajoub, made a comment in October justifying the massacre. I believe his words were sickening, but I only see the point of complaining if he would be sanctioned and I thought he might not be. He would have come out stronger because of that, so we chose not to do anything.

“But we did file a complaint against Celtic and it was actually accepted and the club were punished. However, the statements of both FIFA and UEFA have been disappointing overall.

“Let’s remember in our last home game, we stood for the victims of an earthquake in Morocco and the flood in Libya. But there was nothing about our losses.

“Having said, at least they ignored the calls to suspend Israel as in the case of Russia. We must not forget that either.”

‘They might be brave,’ Celtic was asked if they would pay ‘£4m’ for a striker who scored more goals than Kyogo

Lawrence Shankland is a man in demand as he can’t cease scoring goals for Hearts.

When you are producing the fantastic he is showcasing on a weekly basis, then your name is going to be linked with the large boys and that is going on with Celtic.

With Brendan Rodgers searching to add greater chew to the ahead line ahead of the January switch window, Lawrence Shankland’s name has been stated as a possible target.

But with talk of Hearts perchance looking ‘£4 million’ for the 28-year-old, then Stephen Craigan thinks there is no hazard that any individual like Celtic would put that kind of cash down on the desk for him, as he told Sporsound.

Every Celtic fan knows that there is money in the bank and if large cash wished to be spent, then it could.

But that doesn’t mean splashing the cash on something and everything, even if, in the case of Lawrence Shankland, he is in the structure of his life.

After the Scotland star’s beautiful brace for Hearts towards St Mirren on Saturday, his future was once discussed.

Lawrence Shankland to Celtic?

“I simply surprise who would pay £4 million for Lawrence Shankland,” puzzled Craigan.

“Albeit, all the goals, but at 28, if any individual is looking for a resale cost on him, then they wouldn’t get anything back on him. Would Celtic (or Rangers) pay £4 million for him? I don’t think so. They would possibly be courageous and put in a cheeky bid with a sell-on or add-ons.

“But certainly, as a participant and a goalscorer, every body outside of Celtic and Rangers, would chunk their hand off for him.

“If Hearts desire to price him at £4 million and £5 million, if they want to give him a new contract, they would have to pay him as a £4/5 million player. That’s the threat with that.”

Lawrence Shankland and Kyogo Furuhashi

That’s ten desires in 18 Premiership matches for a player who is outscoring the likes of Kyogo Furuhashi this season.

Celtic’s Japanese big name was once returned on the scoresheet for the duration of the win over Livingston on Saturday, his seventh league goal of the campaign.

Yes, Kyogo had lately hit a bit of a patch, in phrases of his goals, but he is back up and jogging now.

And come the quit of the season, it wouldn’t be a shock if any individual like Kyogo and Shankland are scuffling with it out for the top-scorer prize.

Alan Forrest of Hearts has some bright ideas for the new year and a funny gift idea for his Celtic brother James Forrest

Hearts winger aiming to maintain the festive spirit alive towards St Mirren

Alan Forrest’s brother James had a front row seat as Hearts ended Celtic’s proud 52-game unbeaten league run at Celtic Park closing weekend. But, in case his sibling has blanked out the key moments, the Gorgie attacker joked that he may additionally also supply a recording of the suit to present him for his Christmas.

“Yeah, I would possibly get that one sorted,” Forrest laughed, admitting that the mood in the Hearts camp stays high following the club’s first victory over the reigning Premiership champions on their own turf in 14 years. It was once additionally a enormous second for the Forrest brothers. “I’ve played against them a few times and been on the cease of heavy defeats and, you know, if they rating early then they can hurt you all over. I was once delighted to get the end result That’s the first time I’ve beaten Celtic as a participant so I was delighted with that. It’s normally him beating me. To be fair he took it well and said that we form of deserved it. We have been having a bit of banter after the game however it used to be pleasant that he was comfortable for me and that he obtained to watch me play and it was gorgeous for us to get the result.”

While the younger brother was given a beginning berth, the Celtic stalwart watched the first 71 minutes of the match from the bench. By the time he entered the fray, Hearts had installed their 2-0 lead and Kenneth Vargas had replaced Alan. “Off the back of that end result the location is buzzing,” endured Forrest, “and I idea we deserved it as well. We had a game diagram and each participant carried it out. If you’re going to locations like that you want all and sundry at it and I think all and sundry was. When you’re taking part in against Celtic, you can work on it throughout the week but you comprehend they have exquisite gamers that can hurt you so maybe you need to trip your good fortune at instances as well, which we did. But I suppose we had been quite cozy in the sport and the area was once buzzing, specifically after the end result the week before.”

Brothers James Forrest (Celtic) and Alan Forrest (Hearts) battle in a match between their sides earlier this season. Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group

That was once when the Tynecastle outfit misplaced to Aberdeen and, in a tightly-contested league that reminded them just how large every end result can prove to the standings. Which is why, having re-established themselves in 0.33 spot and with video games coming thick and speedy over the festive period, Forrest needs the capital membership to push ahead and produce results succesful of backing up as an alternative than undermining that Parkhead win, beginning in Saturday’s third-v-fourth domestic Premiership clash with St Mirren. “We have 4 video games coming up in two weeks,” stated Forrest. “Celtic is a difficult area to go so it’s a bonus getting that end result however it stands us in true stead now for the next four games.”

That relentless pursuit of victories is some thing he has watched James and Celtic adhere to at some stage in their extra than decade-long dominance of the Scottish scene, backing up wins with extra wins. “This is one where we have a difficult aspect in St Mirren, who have done clearly well, and are on the equal points as us,” stated the Hearts player, who has been utilised as a winger and wingback but thrived in a more advanced function as Lawrence Shankland’s strike accomplice ultimate weekend. “They are right with us in the table so simply due to the fact we have had a result like that, you can’t take your foot off the gas. You don’t underestimate them due to the fact we know their strengths but we recognize that this is one, alongside with the three coming after, are the place we want to kick on rather than take a step back.”

Looking to take time at some point of the iciness wreck to consider just how positively the season is progressing, manager Steven Naismith knows that the displays and the results of the following four matches will go a long way to influencing the conclusion to those musings. “I’ll appear ahead to the begin of the new 12 months when you will have a desirable idea of how you can consider the first half of of the season,” he said. “We are in a suitable location at the moment, and these are 4 video games where we can do some clearly accurate work. I believe we will. I’m searching forward to that.

“The video games that we’ve obtained coming up, the cause why they are good, is they are towards teams that have had appropriate begins to the season, and have finished so far. If we win them we will be in a right function and we will also have affected people round about us. That’s it. We’ve seen so some distance how one end result can swing things. As the season goes that stretches. We do not underestimate any of the games but we will be going into each and every one of them attempting to win them, it truly is one factor for sure, whether or not they are domestic or away. We recognize that if we put some absolutely tough work in now it makes everything a lot better after the break.”

Heading into the break, having used this spell to exert some authority would only aid the squad mentally, minimising the psychological torture at some point of the shutdown, and giving them some thing to maintain onto and shield after the motion resumes, in accordance to Forrest. “It is massive [the notion of going into the ruin clear in 1/3 place] because we have two or three weeks off, and things will be going thru your head and you’ll be searching at the table. You will experience the damage higher if you are in third, on a first rate amount of points, getting as shut to second location as you can. In that way, you can see you are nearer to the place we favor to be instead than the games no longer going properly and we are looking up at third. Everyone desires to be at it and get most points if we can.” Fuelled by that triumph over Celtic, they trust they can

Report: Celtic is vying to sign a player for £35 million who has sobbed on the field this year

With Celtic searching to add some serious fine to their ranks in January, it doesn’t get any extra serious than this.

Brendan Rodgers has constantly bemoaned the fact his crew are lacking excellent and with Kyogo Furuhashi clearly struggling to find goals, it seems the Celtic manager has flip to the English Premier League to solve his striking ills.

A record from Ojogo has claimed that Celtic are main the race to sign Portuguese striker, Fabio Silva.

The 21-year-old used to be signed by way of Wolves for over £35m [BBC] in 2020 but after a disastrous two seasons at Molineaux, the youngster is stated to be looking to cross on.

The report claims, “Fábio Silva is making ready to go away Wolverhampton when the market reopens and the striker’s future have to go thru Scottish football, where he is disputed via Celtic and Rangers.”

Fabio Silva’s Wolves woes

The younger striker has discovered it difficult to live up to his rate tag as he has only scored five dreams in 72 appearances for Wolves. [Transfermarkt]

Clearly struggling, the final straw for Silva was when he ‘conceded’ a penalty in the demise minutes towards Sheffield United remaining month.

With the sport poised at 1-1 and Wolves nevertheless unbeaten, the teen challenged George Balldock in the penalty box. It regarded like no contact was once made as The Blades striker was once already on his way down.

The penalty was once awarded and backed up by means of VAR, and Wolves misplaced the game and their unbeaten start to the season.

Silva used to be inconsolable on the pitch and this regarded to be the icing on a very bitter cake as the youngster’s torrid time at the membership continued.

His confidence have to be shot to pieces and perhaps a cross to Celtic ought to do him the world of good. With the quantity of chances Celtic creates, Silva might also fancy rebuilding his career and self assurance in Paradise.

A loan deal is extra in all likelihood if a go used to be ever to take place as Celtic could now not have enough money to pay the kind of outlay that Wolves did on the striker.

And with his income at £42k per week [SalarySport], Celtic ought to cowl that quantity easily. This is one we will watch closely as the January window nears.

CCV Asks Football Fans And Teammates To Avoid The “Emotional” Side Of The Game

Celtic centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers returned to the starting lineup on Saturday afternoon against Hearts. His presence, though, couldn’t forestall a 2-0 loss to the Jambos.

Post-match, the American admitted his teammates and the followers need to stay away from the emotive aspect of the game: “The emotion is understandable”, he stated (Football Scotland). “When you lose a recreation that’s how we sense as players and that’s how the fans feel as well. But there is no factor searching at a game in an emotional state. You’ve acquired to seem at it clear-headed, continue to be as calm as you can and try to improve.”

For followers who invest their lives into the club, it is challenging not to get impassioned. Celtic supporters care about the soccer club to a great extent and demand the best.

Because of this, matters can also inevitably turn sour at Parkhead when the Hoops do not win games they have to be taking all three points from.

The players, though, will stay calm, in accordance to Carter-Vickers. Despite this, there is no doubt that their performances and effects need to get better quickly, starting in opposition to Livingston this weekend.

“Careful what you wish for” by Neil Lennon Celtic issues a warning to enraged supporters

Neil Lennon has warned furious Celtic supporters be “careful what they wish for”.

The former Celtic boss defended the Parkhead hierarchy as he spoke back to the poisonous surroundings that brewed at some stage in the loss to Hearts.

Supporters have been left indignant as dreams from Lawrence Shankland and Stephen Kingsley condemned Celtic to defeat.

Chants of ‘sack the board’ and ‘Lawwell get to f***’ were then heard interior the stadium as tempers flared.

However, Lennon recommended there is no want for any overreaction in spite of the team performing under expectations on a handful of events so some distance this season.

On PLZ Soccer, Lennon explained: “I do not assume there may be any need to panic. You look at the record and it is the first time in ten years they’ve lost back-to-back video games and the first time they’ve misplaced at home in fifty two It’s a truely excessive bar and information are there to be broken.

“But you have to say the level of overall performance isn’t what we expect from Celtic at the minute so they’re going to have to dig deep and galvanise each person around. The fans need to see that the group is going thru a bit of adversity and this is when the team and the manager need their support, rather than the other way around.

“I know there was some dissent towards the board, which I do not understand due to the fact they’ve just won a Treble closing year. Since Dermot’s come in it is been whole domination for 20 strange years; six Trebles, Europa Leagues, three remaining 16s, I should go on.

“So from time to time you’ve got obtained to be cautious what you wish for. But at the minute, it’s now not good. There’s a lack of consistency and I assume Brendan’s waiting for the January switch window. Currently, he has to roll up his sleeves and get more out of this team.”

‘A very strong possibility,’ Celtic will sign competition for the 26-year-old in January, according to Stephen McGowan

With much less than two weeks for the January switch window to open, Stephen McGowan believes Celtic are about to make a good sized move.

The Daily Mail journalist used to be asked what he concept about Celtic strengthening this iciness when he claimed that they could be about to sing a participant to give Greg Taylor some much-needed competition.

McGowan said [PLZ Soccer], “I assume they will.  I mean I think the Portuguese guy, Tiago Araujo who performs for Estoril who is a former Benfica player, I suppose he’s a very sturdy opportunity for Celtic in January.

“He’s a left wing-back, he can get forward whether he can shield is a question of course, but I suspect that’s one that may happen.”

TBR Celtic told how there used to be a feeling that Celtic should be about to replace Alexandro Bernabei in January as the Argentine has failed to make any form of impact on the crew due to the fact his £3.75m pass ultimate summer.

However, I would propose that if Celtic have been to attempt and signal Araujo, it would be with a view to becoming a normal starter for Brendan Rodgers.

Much has been made of the fact that the left flank of Celtic was uncovered in Europe and in the Scottish Premiership and Rodgers would do well to tackle that alternatively than later.

Tiago Araujo for Celtic?

The Portuguese fullback is 22 years ancient and has two caps for the u21 team. A product of the Benfica adolescence system, he made simply one look for the first team.

A short spell at Arouca allowed Araujo to make a in addition 16 first-team outings earlier than he secured a everlasting move to Estoril.

In two seasons at the club, the versatile full-back who can additionally play as a winger, has made 49 appearances scoring three goals and growing 4 assisting his team to a contemporary mid-table function in the league. [Transfermarkt]

Is he the player that could Celtic forward? A lot about this go screams every other undertaking however I’m hoping this is one that Rodgers has identified as one who ought to instantly improve what Celtic already have at the club.

“Absolutely frightening”: Pundit is astonished by the term “exceptional.” £14k per week Celtic star

Celtic have a wide variety of gamers who have actual actual pleasant about them. Callum McGregor is one name that springs to idea as does Kyogo Furuhashi.

But there is one that has truly caught the eye of pundit, Leanne Crichton. After the 23-year-old’s overall performance towards Feyenoord, Crichton used to be in entire awe of Matt O’Riley as he had a helping hand in Gustaf Lagerbielke’s 90th-minute winner.

Crichton stated [The Go Radio Football Show], “I want to say, Matt O’Riley, certainly frightening. The levels, the performances that he’s producing right now are absolutely outstanding.

“He’s a pleasure to watch. The moments of magic that he’s produced in games of late has been exceptional.”

O’Riley has been receiving lots of plaudits for his performances this season. His transformation under Brendan Rodgers has been outstanding to watch.

Don’t get me wrong, under Ange Postecoglou, O’Riley was once extraordinary but he seems to have elevated so a whole lot beneath Rodgers and added so a lot more to his game.

Adding goals, the Danish global has grow to be one of Celtic’s most risky players. His vision and passing potential also make him an necessary section of the Hoops attack.

Defensively, O’Riley also places in a shift. He tracks back, makes tackles and covers each and every blade of grass as he helps out the Celtic returned four.

He clearly is a laptop in the coronary heart of the Celtic team and it is little marvel he is attracting the attention of the likes of Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Crystal Palace.

But with O’Riley signing a new five-year deal in the summer, it is clear that he is joyful and content material at Celtic.

And why wouldn’t he be? He’s enjoying regularly, triumphing trophies and getting to play Champions League football. Also, he is being paid as an alternative handsomely for the privilege at £14k per week. [SalarySport]

“Not a very happy man.” A reporter for the BBC saw what Arne Slot did just before the Celtic-Feyenoord match

From Diego Simeone to Arne Slot. There have been a few unhappy campers in Celtic’s opposition dugout in the Champions League this season.

Celtic deservedly secured a 2-1 win over Feyenoord in the Champions League on Wednesday, however it got here with Arne Slot’s annoyance.

It appears as although the Feyenoord educate was steaming before his team conceded a penalty, which likely didn’t assist matters.

Luis Palma opened the scoring for Celtic, with the aid of the penalty spot, when Liam Scales used to be wrestled down in the area.

According to a BBC reporter, Arne Slot was once in ‘deep conversation’ with the fourth official and complaining about one element or another.

Then the penalty used to be awarded and it used to be brought that Arne Slot was ‘not a completely happy man’, as a end result of it all.

In the end, Celtic sealed the points, and unlike a certain Diego Simeone, he did shake Brendan Rodgers’ hands after the match.

Feyenoord boss Arne Slot

“Feyenoord manager Arne Slot is now not a completely satisfied man,” said a BBC reporter.

“Moments before the penalty award he was deep in dialog with the fourth professional complaining about something, then came the penalty award and that virtually didn’t help his mood.”

Celtic ease the pressure

At least there will be no speak of Celtic’s winless run in Europe from other parts of the media now.

It will probably turn into ‘Only one win in…’. from next season!

On a serious note, beforehand of the Champions League altering its format, this win came at the right time and it simply sparks some faith back into the system.

The alternate of layout in the Champions League, from an basic perspective, wasn’t probable needed due to the fact don’t fix something that’s now not broken.

But, hopefully, this bodes nicely for Celtic in the long run and the wins in Europe can begin staking up.

‘Outstanding’: Now, Neil Lennon reveals his pick for Celtic’s Player of the Season thus far

One element Celtic’s win over Feyenoord seems to have executed is to have lit a hearth below the Celtic player’s backsides.

Every single one of them was once exceptional throughout the total ninety minutes at Celtic Park and each single one of them have to keep their heads high.

But only one of them absolutely impressed former Celtic boss Neil Lennon. The Irishman used to be speaking after the game and recalling Matt O’Riley‘s role in the winning goal, Lennon stated that he is the first-rate player in Scotland proper now.

Lennon said [TNT Sports], “Has been unbelievable this season. I suppose that’s his 1/3 help now in the campaign.

“Domestically he has been scoring each week in the Premier League.

“Goals and assists he has been the most tremendous player for Celtic this year and possibly the excellent participant in Scotland this season.

“That used to be a piece of class. That used to be actual proper first-rate there.”

There is no denying that O’Riley is a one of a kind talent. The Celtic midfielder has been exceptional for Brendan Rodgers now not solely on the home scene but also in Europe.

Against Atletico Madrid, O’Riley was named the Man of the Match as he helped reap a creditable draw in opposition to the La Liga side. And closing night time against Feyenoord, his performance was once truly flawless.

His desires and assists throughout all competitions have kept Celtic as the team to watch in the league and Scottish Cup this season.

With another three games to go until the New Year, the Celtic followers will be hoping that O’Riley can continue his top notch form and hold Celtic rooted firmly at the top of the league.

Now that Europe is over, O’Riley can listen on domestic enterprise as he appears to assist Celtic win their 0.33 league title in a row.

‘Different to what I’m used to’: Feyenoord great reveals he had trouble with the £4 million Celtic star

Feyenoord defender Thomas Beelen admits he struggled with the movement of Kyogo Furuhashi at some stage in Wednesday’s 2-1 Champions League defeat to Celtic.

Despite The Hoops celebrating their first win in Europe’s premiere club competition in 15 attempts, it used to be any other night of frustration for Celtic’s talismanic centre-forward.

Kyogo Furuhashi has now scored just once in his last eleven games, Brendan Rodgers struggling to get the equal tune out of the Japan international after two years orchestrating Ange Postecoglou’s Parkhead symphony.

But still, Beelen will have been thrilled to see the returned of Furuhashi, the forward’s movement as sharp as ever even if his finishing stays rather wayward.

Celtic beat Feyenoord in Champions League

“He made a few appropriate runs, which was once specific from what I am used to,” Beelen tells RTL7, Celtic. I had to get used to it, however I obtained better and better in the match.”

Celtic triumphed 2-1 on the night. The roar which greeted Gustaf Lagerbielke’s stoppage time winner proving that this used to be anything however a ‘dead rubber’ for these on the Parkhead terraces, even if Celtic were already consigned to bottom vicinity in the group.

“How am I (feeling) standing here? With an unpleasant feeling, because we have won,” Beelen adds. “Personally, it was once a satisfactory moment for me (to play away at Celtic).

“But I don’t feel that way now.”

This was Celtic’s ultimate European game of the season, their fourth-place end that means that the Glasgow giants do no longer even have the consolation prize of Europa League soccer after Christmas.

Rodgers, meanwhile, is keen to simplify Kyogo’s game, encouraging the £4 million signing from Vissel Kobe to avoid losing deep and as a substitute center of attention on finding pockets of house in and around the penalty box.

Rodgers desires greater from Kyogo Furuhashi

“We went via his video stuff the different week. We looked in particular at the truth I don’t need him losing in so much. When you’re enjoying in a lot of games where teams are sat deep, you don’t get a kick of the ball actually until it comes into the box,” Rodgers tells the Daily Record.

“So what do you do? You begin wandering. His power is his penetration. That’s his strength, running in in the back of and timing his runs. You have to make 10 runs possibly to solely get in once, however that’s your job as a striker.

“So there’s been nothing modified in that. There’s been truly nothing exclusive asked of him because his energy is enjoying off the final line, timing his movements and being instinctive in the box.

“He’s no longer a dribbler, he’s not any one who does drop in. He can do it however it’s now not his strength. And that’s always the undertaking for a striker who wishes to affect games. But he’s very receptive. He’s not a baby, remember, he’s 28 years of age.”

‘Exceptional’: Joleon Lescott stunned with £1 million Celtic player in tonight’s victory over Feyenoord

It lookedl ike any other night of so shut but, yet again, so a long way for Celtic in the Champions League tonight.

Once again Brendan Rodgers‘ side’s incapacity to preserve the backdoor shut in the closing stages of a European recreation regarded like it was going to come returned and chunk them on the backside.

1-0 up and searching comfortable, Celtic allowed the Dutch side to get lower back into the recreation as Hyeongyu Oh was bullied off the ball in midfield and Alistair Johnston was dragged out of role which allowed Yankuba Minteh to slot domestic an 82nd-minute equaliser to leave Joe Hart helpless.

Which is a shame due to the fact if every person deserved to be on the winning side, it was once the £1m signing from Tottenham Hotspur. And he was after Gustaf Lagerbielke nodded home the point-blank winner in the 90th minute.

Hart pulled off some fundamental saves to preserve Celtic beforehand last night and he significantly impressed former England international defender, Joleon Lescott.

Joe Hart redeems himself for Celtic vs Feyenoord

The English stopper has come under some extreme criticism over the previous few weeks but he definitely redeemed himself with his performance tonight.

Lescott stated [TNT Sports], “Arguably this would have been one of the pleasant dreams of the competition so a ways but just offside. Probably ought to do better with the offside in phrases of searching throughout the line and looking ahead to the place the centre-backs are.

“He [Luis Giminez] can’t make his run off the fullback due to the fact he’s at the back of him however a steady threat strolling behind and he’s any individual that’s has been cozy in front of goal but Joe Hart’s been exceptional.”

Despite conceding, Hart made three important saves at integral stages of the sport which ought to have seen the result go some other way.

Hart was once extremely good and deserves all the plaudits coming his way for this performance.

“You have to do more” James McFadden responds to Brendan Rodgers’ public comments about Celtic star

James McFadden has weighed in on the situation involving Celtic winger, Mikey Johnston.

Brendan Rodgers took an fascinating step in deciding to publicly critique the player after Celtic’s 4-1 win over Hibernian ultimate week.

Someone like Chris Sutton was ’surprised’ by the Celtic manager’s methods, whilst others suppose it’s in reality a challenge.

As James McFadden pointed out, the truth that Mikey Johnston began the 2-1 defeat towards Kilmarnock on Sunday proves that Brendan Rodgers is actually trying to push the player, as he told Sky Sports Football (10/12/23 at 11:40 am).

The former Scotland global introduced that Mikey Johnston is being requested to do more with and barring the ball due to the fact it’s some distance exclusive than when he is being requested when he comes off the bench.

The 24-year-old has commenced only two games this season and likely hasn’t produced the results he would have preferred from a non-public perspective.

There have been instances this season when he has come off the bench, including in the Champions League and he has seemed impressive.

But as James McFadden pointed out, they are two distinctive worlds.

Brendan Rodgers’ venture to Mikey Johnston

“I’d rather not have any criticism, if I am being flawlessly honest,” stated McFadden.

“What Brendan Rodgers is doing Is telling Mikey Johnston that coming on as a sub is specific to beginning the game.

“When you come on, the sport is open and you have the freedom to do what it takes to get your group back in the recreation or have an impact in the game. When you begin the game, it is greater about concentrating on your positional play. When you are going to press. What the needs are.

“I assume had Rodgers had a go at him, then dropped him it would have been a bigger problem here. What he is saying, you are in the crew now and you have to do more. You have to use the ball better. Make better decisions.”

Celtic v Feyenoord

The difficulty for Johnston now is that he will probable be dropped for Wednesday’s Champions League clash towards Feyenoord.

And that will likely then lead to him being in the equal state of affairs in opposition to Hearts at the weekend.

On one hand, his performances haven’t been properly enough, but he ought to rightfully argue that he wishes greater minutes to surely get his engine going because he is nonetheless probable lacking that sharpness.

Johnston’s problem is that he has had plenty of probabilities earlier than and in the pressure cooker of Celtic, you ain’t given a great deal time.