Celtic FC Rumours

05 Sep 2025 11:35:57
Saw a report that the club reneged on letting maeda leave, he had been talking to an unamed club and he's very unhappy.

05 Sep 2025 12:11:14
Did the report say very unhappy?

05 Sep 2025 12:30:30
Aye bit like us.

05 Sep 2025 21:02:23
Reneged!? Really. Doubt that very much. Sounds like SMSM trying to mix things again.

05 Sep 2025 21:48:33
At the end of the quote from Maeda he said he will be happy to stay and fight and play now that the move didn’t happen. Head was obviously elsewhere for the last month or so. I’d like him to kick on now that he’s here till at least January. If he wants sold he better be producing the goods in the interim.

06 Sep 2025 11:24:18
For all their sins, I don't think the club reneged on anything going by the quotes. You can do all the backdoor negotiating you want but unless Celtic agree to sell you, you're going nowhere. That's not a slight on Maeda btw, it's just how transfers are done these days. However, if he made it known months ago he wanted to leave, it's just another example of the club being inept at sourcing replacements for key players. He's done enough for Celtic for them to grant him a move in my opinion.

06 Sep 2025 13:30:51
Never agreed to Sell idah so Brendan says.

06 Sep 2025 13:31:32
Why was he finalising personal terms if celtic didn't know then surely that's tapping, more like we couldn't find a replacement for 2m, no like them.

{Ed007's Note - Agents can negotiate with clubs for their clients and agree personal terms before the "selling" club even get a whiff the player wants away.}

06 Sep 2025 14:48:17
BR with his third year itch doesn’t expect anyone to take him seriously, if you see him when he speaks, he only tells lies when his clips are moving.

06 Sep 2025 15:29:00
Ed, it seems transfer fees are basically the last bit of business to get down these days. All you need to do is ask Maeda's agent what sort of wage he'd be looking for "hypothetically" and get it all squared away before making an official move. To be honest, it makes sense rather than negotiating a fee and it turns out they didn't actually want to come. You've just wasted days or weeks.

{Ed007's Note - ??

07 Sep 2025 06:38:07
Surely that is called tapping up, which is not permitted?

{Ed007's Note - Tapping up is if any employee of a club speaks directly/personally to a player about joining them without his current club's permission.

07 Sep 2025 15:54:26
19Celtic are you trying to say that it's Brendan s fault for the disaster window? And the board aren't to blame at all?

07 Sep 2025 18:04:06
Surely, Surely we are not quoting an unnamed source for the last 18 - 200 years I have read people commenting on lies, unfounded rumours and unsubstantiated reports all with unbelievable good news for the Sevco club and totally negative reports of up coming disaster for Celtic .

The Season we won our latest 9 in a row, Sevco forums and some of the original Rangers high fliers and EBT’s recipients were out in force to give the h. ns a lift as this SPL has to be won so that between them the two Rangers clubs attempt to win 56 SPL before Celtic.

07 Sep 2025 19:03:16
Of course it is, we all know that the first sign of insanity is repeating the same thing and expect a different result . BR demanded final say in signing and that didn’t workout, changing that caused anger from BR, delayed signing and wouldn’t work with those he didn’t sign off .
That’s what I hear anywhere.

05 Sep 2025 11:29:22
Apparently Daizen has been talking to the media when meeting up with Japan.

Being reported in the DR that Diazen had been talking to a club right up until deadline day regarding a move. Apparently personall terms were agreed but Celtic blocked the move as we had no replacement.

Nothing reported in the media during the transfer window.

05 Sep 2025 12:17:22
Did we stall wingers to prove to meada we couldn’t sell him ( far fetched but plausible ) we go get 2 wingers and a striker (unproven) and we lose a proven main stay of current team .

At least we know we now need to replace meada for sure (unless we show the love and get him on new deal) the negativity all around club won’t be doing any players especially new ones any good.

{Ed007's Note - Looking back, wasn't Jota signed to be Maeda's replacement this season?}

05 Sep 2025 12:57:03
If maeda is saying he agreed terms dies that mean the club had sanctioned it and then didn't allow him to leave because we couldn't get a replacement, sounds familiar.

05 Sep 2025 14:07:05
In my head Ed, Jota was bought to replace Kuhn, he told club last November he wanted out. Then we get Jota. Same way I always thought Idah was Kyogo replacement.

{Ed007's Note - Jota's a left winger and Khun plays on the right.}

05 Sep 2025 14:28:20
In a nutshell the Celtic board will have made an agreement with him that he could leave if a replacement was signed, the board will then stall on signings and made out they couldn’t get anyone in, which is why he couldn’t leave. That’s how this wretch of a board operates, and one individual in particular who for some reason has influence despite saying he has nothing to do with transfers, a BS statement simply to cop any flack. I don’t need to spell it out but it isn’t a coincidence when ange was here in charge this same individual wasn’t at the club and deals were done sharpish and in place, the way it should be.

This point is simply made to make other supporters aware and to sit up and take notice.

05 Sep 2025 14:54:27
No matter what the story is, he's still a very well paid Celtic player and you'd expect him to be professional about it. Well I would anyway!

05 Sep 2025 15:07:27
When ange was here the transfers took ages as well. Ange was asking the club to be more decisive and get things done much quicker.

05 Sep 2025 15:50:28
Celtic apparently 'blocked a move' to sell Maeda, as they had no replacement signed.

I find this hard to believe as our board don't usually mind selling players regardless of whether a replacement is available or not. ? ? ?.

05 Sep 2025 17:34:25
If it is what board did to keep a better player then well done, he has a wc coming up, wel get some good stuff out him, show guy some love and tell him he’s off after World Cup “ get us our league first”, this isn’t a big issue, bigger issue is, new manager, squad budget and players we end up with next year ( board are risking us being another version of sevco) need Rodgers to pull this team the fans and club together, all self inflicted but repairable by winning matches,

05 Sep 2025 21:33:05
The DR have mentioned this, absolute load of crap, If there was a big offer Maedas agent would surely of made the public find out about it, can't even name the club he was linked with, load of utter gash, google something more interesting than celtic gossip because if you believe everything Anthony Joseph says then more fool you.
If I was the board and a "big" offer came in for Daizen id of sold him, left Rodgers in a pickle and see how good of a manager he really is, trying to win the league with a team not as superior to his opponents, I think many forget that the success we have had should be a given based on our superior financial position to the rest of the league!

{Ed007's Note - Maeda done an interview for the Japanese press while on international duty, :

On September 4th, the Japanese national team, currently touring the United States, held their fourth day of training near Auckland in preparation for their friendly match against Mexico on the 6th local time.

Celtic striker Maeda Daizen, who spoke to reporters after the training session, was asked about his delay in joining the national team due to "club circumstances," to which he revealed that he had been plotting a transfer.

"I received an offer. I had been telling the club that I wanted to take the next step, but Celtic hadn't been able to strengthen their squad properly, so in the end they told me they couldn't let me go."
With rumours of interest from clubs like Brentford, when asked, "Is it the Premier League?" he replied, "I can't say," but revealed that he had reached a personal agreement.

"Personally, I had agreed, so I wanted to take on the challenge. The national team also delayed my joining, and I really asked Celtic until the last day, but it didn't happen."

The transfer he had hoped for did not materialize. Nevertheless, the 27-year-old striker looked forward, saying, "I've decided to stay at Celtic, so I want to do my best as a member of the team. "

03 Sep 2025 20:52:48
Yamada and inamura out the euro squad.

03 Sep 2025 21:11:55
And Shin and Simpson-Pusey?

03 Sep 2025 21:31:35
Four summer signings haven’t made our European Squad.
This transfer window just gets worse.

I more disappointed that Brendan doesn’t think Shin Yamada is good enough for the squad.
It won’t be long until Brendan is playing James Forrest as his striker again about 7 years after he last played him there.

03 Sep 2025 23:22:45
To be fair buzz i don't think any of those new signings would have been approved by rodgers.

03 Sep 2025 23:33:51
There was probably more that he didn’t approve than he did DerryTim.

04 Sep 2025 05:43:50
Journalist on the radio said McCowan, inamura and shin were signed by DD.

04 Sep 2025 06:19:44
What about the boy from Man C?
Have we just brought him up to train him and build up his fitness?

04 Sep 2025 07:18:19
@john I talked about this at the start of the season. Murray has a long history of injuries which have stalled his career.

I reckon jsp was brought in to cover him. The fact he was not included in the squad and Murray was backs this up.

04 Sep 2025 08:44:51
@wee Joe DD does not pick who we sign. Sure he has more important business matters. Press looking to stir things up.

07 Sep 2025 06:46:44
Mr mojo risin. It is not unheard of for DD to get involved in manager ad player signings. Many of our past managers have said that DD plays a big role in what happens at Celtic.

For example both times Brendan came to Celtic was because of DD. Same with Robbie Keane. So I am inclined to believe the journalist when he said these three players were brought in by DD. Obviously you don't have to, I am just passing on what I heared on the radio.

03 Sep 2025 15:31:49
Heard from a really good source that idah has been carrying an injury for weeks and his agent had a meeting with MN and CM to ask what the eff was going on and it was sprung on them that he was getting sold to Swansea, classy.

03 Sep 2025 15:48:39
Brendan previously mentioned that Idah had a knee problem.

03 Sep 2025 16:06:54
So that never showed up in the medical he had for Swansea?

03 Sep 2025 17:03:27
Never said it was serious but enough to affect games when asked to play.

03 Sep 2025 18:20:16
I said that at the time mally. I think it was a thigh injury if I recall.

03 Sep 2025 19:27:50
He definitely was iam sure he missed the livi game because of it and was struggling in the first cl game.

03 Sep 2025 12:50:57
A player being mentioned is Dennis who Nottingham Forest let go in summer
Does anyone know anything about the player and could he do a turn for us.

03 Sep 2025 13:22:46
I looked at his stats last night Tim and I wasn’t impressed.
He’s a one goal in five games striker and with those stats I was thinking of Klimala.

03 Sep 2025 14:03:26
Dennis is a 27 year old Nigerian international who has played for Club Brugge, Watford and cost Nottingham Forest a few million, the stats on wiki don’t tell the whole story, he’d do a job for us .

03 Sep 2025 15:02:18
Buzz i've seen him play on a few occasions yes he struggled down south but that’s not new as you are given 3 games before you are written off at any of the clubs then given 10 min cameos to try get some form. I think he could do a job for us once he is fully match fit etc HH.

03 Sep 2025 16:01:06
10 times the player Klimala was. They're completely different styles of player. I'd take him in a heartbeat. Playing together with Iheanacho for Nigeria wouldn't harm they're ability to form a good partnership.

03 Sep 2025 16:14:03
Brendan doesn’t look like he fancies Kenny or Shin if he’s trying to bring another striker in after Iheanacho.

03 Sep 2025 18:09:01
Again it’s not the market we want to shop in but for bit of perspective kyogo has scored 1 goal since leaving us, stats can be deceiving.

03 Sep 2025 19:15:48
I'm sure Ed mentioned the other week that Kenny signed a contract extension to stay at Celtic, on the understanding he was going out on loan. Should he have decided not to re sign, he was getting punted.

Given his lack of games/ experience, Yamada should not have expected to have been higher than 3rd choice striker, if he also was not moved put on loan.

As for Osmund, h's never played a senior match.


Offcourse, when our 'dealbrakers' fail to sign the players the manager wants, all this changes.

#omnishambles.

☘️ ☘️ ☘️.

05 Sep 2025 12:02:37
I remember him playing for Brugge against Man Utd years ago and he looked a cracking player. Sure he scored as well. But didn't do great for Watford or Forest since then.

03 Sep 2025 11:17:44
I think I seem to be the only one who is looking forward to seeing what Iheanacho brings. Under Rodgers at Leicester he was good, with flashes of brilliance. I think he'll do well and Rodgers is right in saying we're getting a striker in his peak years.

We definitely should have been investing properly, and that lies squarely with three men at the top, but let's get behind the team now and not tear strips of players before they get a chance to show us what they can do. Even Larsson struggled at first - not that Iheanacho is going to hit those heights.

It was too soon to throw Balikwisha in, especially on old firm day. Tounekti looks a player, Nygren is never a winger (Rodgers tactics were shocking in that game - should have had Forrest playing there and Nygren where he is comfortable i. e., keeping Engels on the bench) , and the rest will come good. I also want to see what young Osmand can do when he gets the chance.

Here's to the season ahead and hopefully drastic changes to the board in the immediacy (can but hope) .

Hail hail! ?.

03 Sep 2025 11:41:22
I'll give all our new signings a chance, no snap judgements.

I think the reaction to recent results is a bit OTT, if Maeda sticks his chances away against Kairat we win both games comfortably, he'd have tucked them away no problem last season. We were never in any danger of losing either game.

As for Sunday, I'll always take a draw at Ibrox regardless form or expectation. Last season our first game at Ibrox we got thumped 3-0 so it's an improvement on that. Again we were never in any danger of losing the game, we were just devoid of pace and creativity up front. And I agree Rodgers got it wrong, I'd have went with Maeda, Yang and Kenny up front - our quickest front 3.

We need an explanation as to what went on in the transfer window, and I think someones heads got to roll for it, clearly our current process doesn't work. But talk of boycotts and the like is just insane. We are top of the league and reigning champions. But all that is secondary to the team on the park, we need to get behind the manager and the squad and look forward to another a successful season.

03 Sep 2025 12:45:55
I agree Paddy - hopefully he will turn out to be a good signing.

On Balikwisha, it probably was a bit early to throw him in, but if he hadnt BR would have been criticised, so he couldn't really win (unless we did haha)

03 Sep 2025 13:30:09
I was happy when the deal went through at the last minute because he gives us another option.

Hopefully we’re all pleasantly surprised and Iheanacho makes a big difference.
I’m sure everyone from top to bottom at Celtic will be thinking the same.

03 Sep 2025 14:04:15
Seems a strange move to only sign a player who has value on a one year deal. Especially if he is at his peak years. Doesn’t fill me with confidence but I will have an open mind until he makes My mind up for me. I had higher hopes for Idah but I’m glad to see the back of him in the end.

03 Sep 2025 15:06:43
Twin if BR is for the off at the end of the season you really think he’d want to stay at Celtic beyond that, I believe he only signed for us because of BR and the potential of no other offers, the club has an option of an extra year that i doubt they will take if BR leaves, the deal clearly benefits both player and club if BR decides not to extend his stay which I don’t think he will do at this point. HH.

03 Sep 2025 15:31:15
Celtic have the option of an extra year with Iheanacho.

04 Sep 2025 13:12:33
I think the only reason the sanctioned s deal for Iheanacho was because BR is away in the summer and so will be be. So the board didn't want to spend decent money on a new cf for the next manager to not rate him or wants his own guy in there imo.

02 Sep 2025 23:33:51
Kelechie in the door ☘️☘️.

03 Sep 2025 07:06:13
Reeks of desperation.

03 Sep 2025 09:32:57
I heard they had to smear lard over the doorframe to get him in.

{Ed007's Note - Some of the pictures of Iheanacho that are floating about aren't genuine.}

03 Sep 2025 11:19:30
I agree ed. He actually looks a unit and fit (and not a kitchen unit for anyone else with the overweight patter)

03 Sep 2025 12:48:39
Think we need to give the lad a chance eh?

03 Sep 2025 15:11:15
Supa agreed, we might not be happy with recruitment but we have to give the lad a chance, surely can’t be worse than what we have already got and he was decent for a couple of years down south so who knows he might bang them in just need to be patient and let him settle, support him and see how he gets on. Same with the new wingers, let them settle, support them and hopefully we see signs of something positive. HH.

02 Sep 2025 23:08:19
Boy from Seville signed ? WOW man . better with no one ??.

02 Sep 2025 23:25:05
I’m glad we have another option.
Time will tell if we’ve landed lucky because Brendan could get the best out of him again.

02 Sep 2025 23:37:29
Although I can't stand the guy, we could have had Vardy for a year with an option for another. A much more natural goalscorer. But he's here and all an do is pray he thrives in this poor league with our poor tactics. Should have kept Idah.

03 Sep 2025 00:17:52
How are we better with no one?
The guy is a proven international and a hell of a lot better than Kenny and Shin.

03 Sep 2025 03:19:47
Ones 28 ones 38.

03 Sep 2025 09:34:55
I am apprehensive about the manager getting the best out of anyone these days. Too many of the team are way off the standard expected.

03 Sep 2025 12:52:22
True but one scored 143 premierleague goals while the other was 2nd fiddle.

04 Sep 2025 13:17:05
@buzz BR can't get the best out of the players he has here already.

02 Sep 2025 18:47:58
Celtic have made contact with Bamford as Samsunspor in Turkey are leading the race for Iheanacho.

Credible source in Stephen McGowan.

02 Sep 2025 18:57:05
Bamford is worse Idah.

02 Sep 2025 18:58:08
Iheanacho did pick Middlesbrough ahead to Celtic in January.

02 Sep 2025 19:39:46
This is further evidence that our board are absolutely clueless.

I would prefer not to get anyone than get bamford.

Are we signing him to keep KT company on the injury table?

02 Sep 2025 19:48:41
That story first appeared on Celts are Here.
It also says that we have a verbal agreement with Iheanacho and have offered him a 2yr deal with a 1yr option and there is interest from Turkey which Could complicate things.
Miraculously it's then reported by McGowan in the SMSM.

02 Sep 2025 19:51:20
Someone on the Board definitely reads these pages.

02 Sep 2025 20:06:59
Pay as you play might b worth a punt mate, he loves a tussle and great at holding ball up but as you say injuries horrendous.

02 Sep 2025 20:24:26
The board have to go, Patrick Bamford is embarrassing as is ihenacho, they have brought in 13 or 14 new players and we can get any of our main targets, lawell must go!

02 Sep 2025 21:07:23
Buzz,
Watching from afar, You are one of the few that post common sense, however.
Iheanacho picking Middlesbrough over Celtic is playground stuff.
Take the guy how you like, he was half decent, and had his pick over the years, as many more players have.
Unless you really really want to play for Celtic, have some sort of interest in playing for Celtic or worst case, nowhere else to play, anybody would have picked Middlesbrough.
A wee run in champs league (far fetched) a run in europa (should happen) play in the joke of an SPL? No chance!
It’s been getting worse for years, worse than the league of Ireland and the Welsh rubbish, that’s embarrassing.
When you expect it, its fine, but if you think Scottish football is decent or attractive to come too ??‍♂️
The foriegners from abroad will give us a chance if it suits, to get a move later, the foriegners that have played in “the pub league” (because it sounds like they are not the best league) it’s not a surprise and shouldn’t be held against them!
Anyway, Brendan hopefully walks or sacked ???.

02 Sep 2025 21:09:32
Bamford? NAW!

02 Sep 2025 21:44:29
I remember the young Australian player also picked Middlesbrough instead of Celtic which turned out to be a good thing because we got Matt O’Riley instead.

03 Sep 2025 06:11:47
Enrico, how many of those singings that mob made made a huge difference to that dross that was on the pitch on Sunday? Folk need to stop comparing what that mob have done in the market and focus more on what we as a club didn't do.

03 Sep 2025 07:09:36
Sun Tzu states that it is important to know your enemy.

02 Sep 2025 13:48:55
Hi ed. Any truth to the Iheanacho stories? Are we in talks with him? Was decent under Rodgers and I think he'd do well for us.

{Ed007's Note - I know we have spoken to Iheanacho's agent.}

02 Sep 2025 14:59:14
Ed have you heard anything about Rodgers resignation? Few of my mates saying he has don't know if it's a wind up? Maloney and Kennedy stepping in.

{Ed007's Note - I've seen the rumours too but that's all it is as far as I know.}

02 Sep 2025 15:35:54
Cheers.

{Ed007's Note - ?

02 Sep 2025 16:19:54
Rodgers is far from being innocent as far as the state of the team BUT I would not blame him if he did walk because of what seems like the lack of ambition from the Celtic board. I don't know any Celtic supporter that hasn't identified the key areas we NEEDED to address when the window opened but they were never addressed, I don't think you can blame Rodgers for that.

02 Sep 2025 16:45:17
If it doesn't happen today it probably won't happen. As I believe today is the deadline for announcing squad for Europe. Unless I'm mistaken?

02 Sep 2025 17:00:40
If Roger’s was the one who asked for Idah to be bought for the reported 9m and he signed Engels (I think) then I think there can be some weight behind the “ we don’t trust the manager with signing big players” because they 2 have not even been close to value. Idah scored a few important goals but couldn’t rise to his value over the whole story. Engels - looks uninterested and also not the wonder kid we were expecting. Or maybe Roger’s can’t get him playing to that. Either way I am firmly blaming Brendan for the situation we find ourselves in.

02 Sep 2025 17:18:19
The International Break has come at a very convenient time for the guilty parties to escape the backlash but not the embarrassment.
No-one would blame Rodgers if he did walk away but would that mean he forfeits any contract pay off and compensation?
I said earlier that the repercussions of the animosity between Board and manager and the dire 'window' would probably filter down to the players and could ruin the season. There can't be a lot of decent managerial candidates available, so would we do a Leicester?

02 Sep 2025 18:21:13
Surprise surprise reports Iheanacho NOT coming.

02 Sep 2025 18:58:26
He’s got a bigger gut that Morelos ever had so I’m
Ok with that one falling through.

03 Sep 2025 07:40:46
If the board hope we all forget about how they betrayed every Celtic supporter during the break, they are even bigger morons than we all know they are.