Celtic FC Rumours

24 Jul 2026 10:12:17
We have to get a keeper in pronto season 1 week away and we've no decent back up keeoer.

24 Jul 2026 11:23:21
Don’t have a decent number 1 either Mally. Sinisalo needs to improve a lot more for me.

24 Jul 2026 11:27:29
I reckon we are trying to sign a number 1 keeper, so we could be starting season with a backup keeper and 3rd choice.

24 Jul 2026 12:52:05
I agree with you Bish1888, Sinisalo is fine domestically, at a higher level he could well struggle.

We could also use an upgrade on CCV to sit in front of him.

HH.

24 Jul 2026 19:07:13
Sinisalo is a talented young keeper who is still learning. I would like to see him given the freedom to grow rather than warming the bench. It is always good to have competition in every position but hopefully not at the cost of suppressing Sinisalo’s potential.

26 Jul 2026 22:01:47
I think Sinisalo is a good keeper who will only improve.
He is already playing for his national team and could be our 1st choice keeper for the next 10yrs if he is happy to stay.

24 Jul 2026 10:07:59
Is it true they're haggling with paderborn over 250k? If it is then hogh won't be here either.

24 Jul 2026 11:28:58
I heard Michael Nicholson borrowed Desmond's private jet. He then filled it up with empty gingy bottles but German's would accept the glass cheques.

24 Jul 2026 12:13:01
An embarrassment of a man doing our transfer dealings! Here's hoping an empty stadium V AC Milan. He's got to go asap!

24 Jul 2026 12:22:00
Wouldn't*.

23 Jul 2026 22:10:21
Sky Germany saying deal with Baur has stalled over price - difference of 300k Euro

They want 5 million Euro and we have offered 4.7 million

If true, why is every transfer like this.

23 Jul 2026 23:25:11
Celtic are like the corner shop that puts they're own prices on stuff and wouldn't let you off with a penny.

24 Jul 2026 05:46:51
I expect it’s a lot more than 300k we are lowballing them… I’d say my mind boggles but I’ve genuinely given up following all transfer rumours / updates online, because this is the sort of behaviour I’ve come to expect, I stand by a statement I made a week or so ago… we need to have a mass boycott of flag day… embarrassment is the only thing that will work with this lot anymore.

the problem is there will still be the ones who won’t see anything wrong with how the club is run and blind refusal to push on.

24 Jul 2026 07:01:00
Folk on here are saying its just folk moaning. Like they live in a bubble.

24 Jul 2026 09:10:49
The Board's attitude and strategy regarding all transfers is stuck in the 1970's and that is why we will never be a modern progressive club as long as these dinasaurs are running our club.

24 Jul 2026 10:21:25
It doesn’t bring confidence getting the Bodo Glimt deal done.

24 Jul 2026 10:27:07
If true, they are low balling for a player who is circa 5M when he will end replacing Engels who they'll sell for 25M.

HH.

23 Jul 2026 21:08:19
Isaksen and Cancellieri both of Lazio linked unsure how reliable the source is.

23 Jul 2026 22:16:30
Just seen on news feed talks have stalled for
Mika baur cause Celtic won't meet asking price yet.

23 Jul 2026 22:24:48
Been linked with Isaksen for a couple of years. He’s got German league written all over him.

23 Jul 2026 18:43:45
So let me get this right.
DURAN in the building
HOGH, BAUR, HASSAN almost done.

When was Nicholson and his pal sacked and who are these people that seem to be getting deals done?

Seriously thought. Who is identifying these players? Is it the boy wee Shaun recommended from Chelsea as I sm starting to get a bit excited about this window, at last.

23 Jul 2026 18:55:12
Steady Jonbhoy, there's a long way to go.

HH.

23 Jul 2026 19:22:50
I believe Celtic have their own scouts and scouts that work independently from the club. There will be tried and trusted individuals working independently that they can rely on who also scout for some bigger clubs.

{Ed007's Note - That's what a Head Scout and DOF would/should control, we have our own scouts but those guys use their contacts across the world to scout players or ask about players.}

23 Jul 2026 19:48:39
Their agents will become too difficult to deal with.

{Ed007's Note - All agents are difficult to deal with, that's their job.}

23 Jul 2026 20:28:59
wait till they are in the building.

23 Jul 2026 21:43:14
According to Martin O'Neill, Mark Cooper is standing in as head scout and is one of the main people identifying players.

23 Jul 2026 22:57:45
Yeah Joe, I think that's the boy that was with Chelsea before.

24 Jul 2026 00:32:26
The boy from Chelsea is James Bell-Walker. Mark Cooper is a south American and MLS scout, who was brought in under Rodgers.

24 Jul 2026 03:35:25
Great we might sign these guys but it looks likely we will lose 3 or 4 as well so we are in the same position we were in last season. Actually we could be worse off. Signing players is all well and good but we still need to replace those going as well.

23 Jul 2026 22:32:31
Spoke to soon after reading the report saying that we are low balling his club for £300k
Why can't we just give what they are asking for.

ED do you think or know if we will get these deals done.

{Ed007's Note - I don't see why not.}

24 Jul 2026 13:27:44
Cheers again Ed.

{Ed007's Note - ??

23 Jul 2026 17:00:58
Celtic should look to sign 20 year old Stuttgart goalkeeper Dennis Seimen on loan with an option to buy, he was on loan to Mika Baur’s club last season and helped them to promotion to the Bundesliga, the 6ft4 inch keeper is the current German U’21 keeper.

23 Jul 2026 10:15:04
Ed do you reckon we will use the Maeda cash to sign Hogh?

{Ed007's Note - If you want to think of it that way then yes ??

23 Jul 2026 12:10:20
Is this going to be another Dolberg scenario where we ‘negotiate’ for him exclusively with no other option considered, get to close of window, find out we never offered anything near what Bodo wanted, board say sorry (they never apologise) we tried, then go look for a freebie? Or am I just being a cynic?

23 Jul 2026 12:32:45
Think it will happen ed? Or another we tried but it wasn't possible to convince them to come to Scotland?

{Ed007's Note - Yes I do, Kasper Hogh had asked for some time to think things over and he told Bodo/Glimt at the weekend that he would be interested in moving this window if the right offer comes in for both parties.
It was never a case of "Celtic should just pay the money" we were getting force fed by all & sundry - the player hadn't decided (or told Bodo/Glimt) if he was moving or not until last weekend.}

23 Jul 2026 13:04:04
That sounds positive, I don't know much about him but his stats look very good over the last year.

{Ed007's Note - Hogh is the type of signing & player that should get fans excited??

23 Jul 2026 13:38:41
100 % Ed top cl player but honestly believe it when I see it.

{Ed007's Note - Trust the process....???

23 Jul 2026 13:45:04
Cheer Ed. Would be a great signing!

{Ed007's Note - I think so ?

23 Jul 2026 13:52:15
With Maeda 'closing in' on signing for Ipswich, Hatate apparently interesting West Ham and Everton said to be keen on Johnston, we need to get the finger out.

By my very rough calculations, we could sell the above 3 players and after adding the Nawrocki fee, bring in circa £30M.

Baur, Hogh, Hassan, Ferry, Penrice would cost around £22M. We'd still need a GK, CB and at least another x2 MF and that's before Engels leaves for £25M in the last week of the window.

HH.

23 Jul 2026 14:03:18
Edd really encouraged by your comments on Hogh.

Do you also think Hassan will arrive?

{Ed007's Note - I think he will.}

23 Jul 2026 14:34:38
This is the best posts and replys av read in a long time, Hogh is the 1 a want signed just them blonde locks flowing once he scores a hat trick against cream buns gets me excited, ?hope and pray every day n night that a see headline he's signed ?.

23 Jul 2026 15:35:14
Thanks mate. it all sounds promising. I really hope we give AJ a new deal as I see him as the next captain if he stays. ?.

{Ed007's Note - Sadly I think AJ will be away this summer.}

23 Jul 2026 15:36:41
I worry about you Troy??.

23 Jul 2026 17:36:40
Mate av nvr been so excited since Finbogsson about a striker and that nvr happened. ?.

23 Jul 2026 17:11:20
Agree Ed, Moyes seems very keen on AJ

Two questions, if he leaves for Everton (or elsewhere) , (1) how much do you think we'd get for him? (2) who should we go for to replace him?

HH.

{Ed007's Note - With 3 years left on his current deal and his age etc it's got to be around the £20m mark surely?
It's got to be Julian Araujo to replace AJ imo, he's been here, knows the Club/league/team mates etc and we know he can play a bit. There's now way we were ever going to end up with both him and AJ as or RBs.}

23 Jul 2026 18:11:38
Steady troops. This is all getting a bit positive ?.

23 Jul 2026 19:10:13
I was thinking between £15-£20M Ed and the WC hasn't done the fee any harm.

IF and it's still a big IF, we can get key deals over the line like Baur, Hogh, Hassan and a few more (depending on who leaves) we could have a new look side that can compete on all fronts.

The board will pocket their usual wedge and put away with the other £60M and even then, they still have Engels to sell.

I just hope they back MON to the hilt by signing the best possible players, players who'll get the fans off their seats and who are capable of filling that jersey and playing the Celtic way.

HH.

{Ed007's Note - I honestly don't care if the Club banks millions every year Ped as long as we're spending money and properly investing in the team. It's like Steff saying "will we use the Maeda money for Hogh", if we do sell say AJ for £20m and let's say that covers Ajuaro, Hogh and Hassan so to speak, Duran and Baur are covered by the exits already and that's before we consider Engels & Hatate's money if they're sold.
I genuinely and honestly think that Celtic - if we were ran right - should & could be able to seriously strengthen the squad every window and still make a tidy profit.}

23 Jul 2026 20:40:24
The only people who don’t think that are the current board. If they could get their act together, we would only probably need 2/ 3 quality players per window plus a few project gambles.

{Ed007's Note - Oh no, I think the board do want to do that, it's just they don't know how to and refuse to employ people who do know.}

23 Jul 2026 22:26:39
Really very difficult to understand why they’re so resistant to the change that is so blatantly obviously needed.

23 Jul 2026 21:17:16
If we where ran right! ? Therein lies the problem. One week left of pre season and we've one player in. Mark I always admire you're optimism but the reality is pretty stark.

{Ed007's Note - Trust the process.... keep the faith....

23 Jul 2026 21:19:23
100% Ed

HH.

{Ed007's Note - ???

22 Jul 2026 08:05:49
Baur deal done.

22 Jul 2026 09:30:43
until he's standing in the stadium doing the usual foto shoot then the deals done. lol.

22 Jul 2026 11:17:08
Funny how it's being reported that we have agreed personal terms but hadn't started negotiating with the club.
I will remain extremely skeptical, especially when the 2 goonies are involved in doing our deals.
I will only believe it when he is at Lennoxtown or Parkhead in a Celtic top.

{Ed007's Note - That's actually pretty common mate, clubs speak to agents to see if the player is interested, get an idea of the fee/money etc before getting in touch with the Club. As long as we don't talk to the player directly - unless we have his club's permission - we can negotiate personal terms with his agent and it's all legal.

22 Jul 2026 18:20:50
Thanks for letting me know Ed, I thought we could maybe ask the agent if he was interested and that would be it until the club said we could negotiate.

{Ed007's Note - It's a loophole that clubs/agents/players use all time to get around the "tapping up" rules.}

22 Jul 2026 21:06:08
just on sky sport still not done. probably haggling to get price down then he will go elsewhere.

22 Jul 2026 21:28:04
Hopefully we've sent Jack and Victor to seal the deal those 2 boys would get it done before Nicolson ?.

23 Jul 2026 00:49:29
The reservations i have with Celtic getting transfers in the building are making me very cynical. They seem to be very good at getting players sold and out the door but hopeless at getting them in. i find them guilty till proven innocent until further notice.

21 Jul 2026 16:49:27
Mika Baur German midfielder fc paderborn Romano saying terms agreed know nothing of him.

21 Jul 2026 16:59:11
helped them gain promotion last season. a cm must be about to leave us.

21 Jul 2026 17:04:47
4.2 million to 5 million affordable easy.

21 Jul 2026 17:18:36
His dad played handball and won a World and Euros title with Germany. Now you know something about him ?.

21 Jul 2026 17:43:46
Is he as good at Football as his Da was at Handball?

21 Jul 2026 19:24:42
Looking at his picture think his real dad was Sieb dykstra.

21 Jul 2026 19:31:39
United Ireland

Seen this comparison to Cal Mac. Hopefully not him, probably Engles.

Just to put into context the similarities between McGregor and Baur side-by-side, in terms of the data

Looking into the actual numbers behind the graph, they are almost identical in every metric.

Baur actually outperforms McGregor in the majority of the more progressive… https://t.co/akFpl2tSf7 pic.twitter.com/KV8kXat5vr

— Hit The Byline - Analysis (@HitTheByline) July 21, 2026

21 Jul 2026 20:54:49
Nice wee bit of info there Jim. Like the bit he out performance McGregor on the progressive side to. Could be a tidy we player.

21 Jul 2026 21:03:57
About time too ??.

22 Jul 2026 00:47:01
Didn't Newgen mention a wee German attacker? Surprised he hasn't popped up to say this yet.

22 Jul 2026 06:38:51
Can we just get that graphs overlaid with every player across Europe in each position we need a player, filter it down to cost less than 6mill, he presto we have a new team, easy peasy, I figure this is exactly how Jamestown works except the budget is lower and they pick best of that particular crop.

22 Jul 2026 00:01:47
A few more incoming in the next few days. Ed do you reckon Engles Calmac and Hatate will go before the window closes?

{Ed007's Note - Engels & Hatate 100%, I'd say it's 50/50 about CalMac. Ange is very keen to take him to Saudi.

22 Jul 2026 12:00:37
If calmac was to leave what sort of fee would we be looking for, and is it the right time to let cal go.

{Ed007's Note - About £15m ??‍♂️ I think it depends how MON is going to set up the team and the job he wants CalMac to do whether I want him to leave or not lol if he's going to be our main CDM then he can go but if he's going to play further forward and be more creative in that final third then I think he deserves another season to show how good he actually was/is/could be in that position.}

22 Jul 2026 12:39:43
Hopefully some physical powerful midfielders are brought in if 2 or 3 leave as we are far too lightweight.

{Ed007's Note - ??

23 Jul 2026 00:51:51
The board when offered 15m or a season for calmac they will say thanks for your service see you later. here kieran its your armband.

21 Jul 2026 16:28:10
Maeda with a £10 million bid accepted.

Let the exodus begin.

21 Jul 2026 16:59:45
was always happening mate he has ran his race at us decent fee wish him well done a job for us.

21 Jul 2026 22:00:02
About time too ??.

21 Jul 2026 11:02:06
Hope it’s not just false hope but does seem from all the rumours and papers that the Egyptian player could be close to a deal. Hogh also but I’ll take that with a pinch of salt once I see him wearing the hoops, we’ve been here before.

21 Jul 2026 12:00:12
Am not overly fussed about the egyptian boy, Hogh is the 1 a want seen in with few others a hope.

21 Jul 2026 12:28:34
Says bodo want 10 million for hogh Celtic won't pay that.

21 Jul 2026 13:23:00
Paid 9 million for idah!

21 Jul 2026 13:50:17
Be amazed if we got him, and we won't because as you say they won't pay the money for a cl striker.

21 Jul 2026 16:12:13
Paid 9 for idah but he was already with us on loan first.

21 Jul 2026 16:59:07
Maeda sale could cover it.

21 Jul 2026 19:36:14
the Egyptian signing is a bit worrying. he had a good game at the World Cup. but is he any better than the boy just who's left Motherwell? who seemed more suited.