Celtic forward Daizen Maeda, 27, is being considered by Fenerbahce, who plan to overhaul their squad. (fotoMac, external, in Turkish) Meanwhile, Celtic have received £5.5m following Jeremie Frimpong’s move from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool, as part of a sell-on clause from when he departed Glasgow. (Sky Sports), external Defender Gustaf Lagerbielke, 25, will return to...
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is to hold talks over his future with major shareholder Dermot Desmond. (Sun), external Rodgers indicates Celtic are ready to strengthen when the summer transfer window opens. (Glasgow Times), external Meanwhile, the Celtic manager expects winger James Forrest, 33, to play a big role next term. (Scotsman – subscription required), external...
The Boston Celtics suffered a shock defeat against the New York Knicks while the Oklahoma City Thunder were beaten by the Denver Nuggets in the first games of their Conference play-off semi-finals. The Celtics, the reigning champions, were on the wrong end of an 108-105 overtime defeat at home in the opening match of their...
Former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner believes his old club must recruit another striker for next season and also questioned whether his countryman would be more effective in a front two. “They have spent about £9m on Adam Idah,” he said on BBC Radio Scotland. “They could go that high again, just to get that out-and-out...
Liam Scales believes criticism of Celtic and Republic of Ireland team-mate Adam Idah is harsh and the defender backs the striker to shine against Rangers on Sunday. (Sun), external Scales, 26, enjoys fishing in Scotland as it is “good for keeping your mind clear”. (Record), external James Forrest plays down the notion that he will...
Celtic winger Jota will be sidelined for between six to nine months with a cruciate ligament injury, manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed. The 26-year-old, who returned to the Scottish champions from Rennes in January, picked up a knee injury during Saturday’s 5-0 win over Dundee United. Jota was taken off in the first-half at Tannadice...
When did this all begin? A few minutes from the end of a league game against Motherwell on a Saturday in May, 2010 – 14 years and 361 days ago – Forrest got on the end of a flick-on from Marc-Antoine Fortune and planted a left-foot shot into John Ruddy’s net. For the 18-year-old, it...
Captain Callum McGregor believes the “sky is the limit” for this team under Rodgers, but what is left for Celtic to achieve? In the short term, there is another a treble on the line when they face Aberdeen in next month’s Scottish Cup final at Hampden. If that is secured, the demand will be to...
Celtic ended a 12-year spell – their longest ever – without a league title in 1966, when they lifted the trophy for the 21st time in Jock Stein’s first season as manager. They would go on to win it nine years in a row under the legendary boss. Rangers ended Celtic’s dominance in 1975 as...
Queen’s Park had won half of the first 18 Scottish Cup finals when they faced an emerging Celtic side on 12 March 1892. The cup final was played at the home of city rivals Rangers, with new stands being erected at Ibrox to accommodate a then record crowd of 40,000. With the pitch declared playable...