Celtic are being linked with a Dundee goalkeeper and Hibernian midfielder as Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou addresses speculation about his future.
Dundee goalkeeper Jon McCracken is among the signing targets being assessed by Celtic, with the 25-year-old out of contract in the summer and available without a transfer fee. (Football Insider)
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Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill and assistant Mark Fortheringham were at Deepdale on Monday as 28-year-old Preston North End goalkeeper Daniel Iversen starred against Queens Park Rangers. (Football Insider)
Celtic’s interest in Hibernian midfielder Miguel Chaiwa has moved beyond early scouting, with discussions between the clubs about the 21-year-old taking place both in January and more recently. (Celts Are Here)
Odin Thiago Holm, who has returned to former club Valerenga on loan, has suggested he has been joyless at Celtic since the 23-year-old midfielder made the move in 2023. (VG Podcast via Glasgow Times)
Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou, who has been linked with the vacancy at Celtic, insists he is planning on building on this season’s success next term. (Scottish Sun)
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Aberdeen head coach Stephen Robinson says it would have been unfair to stand in the way of Sivert Heltne Nilsen being sold to Haugesund because the 34-year-old midfielder was not in his plans for the rest of the season and was being offered a seven-year playing and coaching contract back in his homeland. (Press & Journal)
Former St Johnstone midfielder Max Kucheriavyi is back in football – signing a one-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League club Caspiy – nearly 12 months after the 24-year-old left the Scottish Championship leaders. (The Courier)
Former Scotland defender Charlie Mulgrew has revealed he was Celtic’s first signing under Neil Lennon but was not announced for a whole month because he was “too underwhelming” an acquisition. (The National)
Key Heart of Midlothian centre-back Stuart Findlay is likely to return on Saturday following six weeks out with a calf injury. (Edinburgh Evening News)
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Albion Rovers manager Sandy Clark was happy to see the Green Brigade ultra’s out in force in support of Celtic B – despite their pyrotechnics holding the game up twice – because the boost in attendance will pay the Lowland League club’s players’ wages for a month. (Daily Record)
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