Former Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers reportedly wants current captain Callum McGregor to coach Al Qadesi, while the Scottish champions are backing crisis-hit new boss Wilfrid Nancy.
Former Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is planning to sign captain Callum McGregor for his new club Al Qadesi in the Saudi Professional League, but the Scottish champions will struggle to keep hold of the 32-year-old midfielder. (Scottish Sun)
advertise
Birmingham City and Norwich City have renewed their interest in Celtic winger Yang Xianjun, while Preston North End are also keen on the 23-year-old, who came close to joining Manchester City for £3 million in September before the move fell through. (Sky Sports)
Ahead of the January transfer window, Rangers showed strong interest in 20-year-old Tromsø midfielder Jens Hjeto-Dahl. (Team talk)
St Johnstone boss Seamus Valakari says there have been no further contacts from Hearts of Midlothian since the Scottish Premiership leaders issued a letter of intent to sign Josh McPake last week and he believes the winger will want to help the Perth side win the title before leaving. (“Courier”)
Cesar Garza has joined Mexican side Pumas on a one-year loan from Monterrey after his spell with Dundee was cut short. (“Courier”)
advertise
Dunfermline Athletic assistant manager Ian Brunskill has refused to reveal the Championship club’s links with former Falkirk winger Callum Morrison, 26, who currently plays for Linfield. (“Courier”)
Despite discussions with the board about ending Wilfred Nancy’s two-week reign as Celtic manager, the Scottish champions have confirmed they are backing the Frenchman. (Peter Martin on “X”)
Contrary to recent reports, Wilfried Nancy will remain as Celtic manager, with the Scottish champions’ hierarchy choosing to back their manager despite losing their opening four games under the 48-year-old Frenchman. (Herald)
Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy has the full backing of the club’s hierarchy, who share the Frenchman’s vision and fully support his desire to change the system of play immediately. (Sky Sports)
advertise
Celtic are ready to spend money in the January transfer market, but there are concerns internally that they are spending on the wrong manager, with the board already quietly beginning to look at potential replacements in case they feel they need to replace Wilfried Nancy in the new year. (Team talk)
Simon Jordan insists Martin O’Neill, one of his fellow TalkSport pundits, was more than just a caretaker manager during his eight-week return to Celtic and that the Celtic board must have been convinced to appoint Wilfried Nancy to replace the club icon. (“TalkSport” from “Daily Record”)
Martin O’Neill is the bookmakers’ favorite to take over if Celtic sack Wilfried Nancy, ahead of Bodo/Glimt boss Kjetil Knudsen, Ferencvaros’ Robbie Keane and former Parkhead boss Angie Postkoglu. (Planet Football)
Steven Pressley says Brendan Rodgers told him something about his frustrations and concerns at Celtic, so the Dundee boss is not surprised the Northern Irishman is leaving his job as Scottish Championship boss just days later. (Scottish Sun)
advertise
Nicky Hayne, who was linked with the Celtic manager’s job before being sacked by Club Brugge, is leading the race to take over at Belgian top-flight rivals Genk. (HLN)
Former Rangers manager contender Davide Ancelotti has been sacked by Brazilian club Botofago after a poor start to the 36-year-old’s first managerial role in football. (Herald)
Right-back James Tavernier and midfielder Nicholas Raskin have been named the world’s most physically imposing outfield players in a new study from the CIES Football Observatory, as they have played almost exclusively for Rangers. (National newspaper)
