Celtic Transfer Rumours

31 Jul 2026 08:57:20
Reports West Ham have bid for Arne, we need to kick on quick.

31 Jul 2026 09:43:58
Hope so 20 million for a bang average player 🤑.

31 Jul 2026 10:48:28
Go and get Patrick berg.

31 Jul 2026 11:22:59
Is mental we haven't had at least 1 midfielder signed (ignoring Ox free signing) as we are defintely losing Arne and Hetate, clubs will ask for more now its poor transfer planning, unless they use a chunk for a better established player which i doubt very much but we will see.

31 Jul 2026 11:43:29
We're now extremely light in midfield if Engels leaves. There's no power in the middle of the park at all. I've been critical of him but he was huge for dragging us over the line last year, we need quality to be added and quickly. Not just Baur, if that's actually happening.

31 Jul 2026 12:25:57
. hoping Nygren goes as well.

31 Jul 2026 12:40:23
Engels is by far the best midfielder at the club. The rest for me are easily replaceable.

Even if we sign Baur we need someone big and strong that can provide the defence with the much needed help it will need especially if we don’t upgrade the centre backs.

31 Jul 2026 12:53:34
Always hoped we would go in for Toni Fruk as Engels replacement. Felt he was more like for like with MoR when he left and suggested him back then. But seems Hull are in talks with him now. Midfield needed some serious work this summer and losing Engels leaves it looking even worse days before we start our league campaign.

For me we need 3 new starting midfielders. A CDM, CAM and a box to box player. Baur looks to be Reo's replacement we now need to get in Engels replacement and fast and we need a CDM in before the playoff game. I'm hoping with the money from Engels sale it will speed up a lot of the transfer business.

31 Jul 2026 13:25:07
I've added my shopping list to the Banters page.

Much work to be done, much quality required.

HH.

31 Jul 2026 13:43:49
Weenie, why would you hope Nygren goes? he was our top goal scorer from midfield who contributed massively towards us winning league, ok might not have the engine n work rate that people like but for the money he’s an excellent buy, for what we’ve got in midfield he’d been mu 1st name on team sheet.

31 Jul 2026 14:08:27
A shame to see Engels leave. He completely changed the dynamic of our midfield and was arguably the best player in our run to win last season once he came back from injury. We need Baur in to compete but we need another true Champion's League ready player.

31 Jul 2026 14:10:53
Some of the goals Nygren scored were priceless too. Madness to let him go.

31 Jul 2026 14:13:44
DLBIA,

If we sell Engels and don't reinvest the lot back into improving the starting 15, then we could be in serious bother.

I'd like to see the deals for Baur and Hassan finalised and then bids made for Mawanhise, Braga and a CDM next week.

At the same time Hatate will likely leave and players like Bernardo, Balikawasha and a few others are not getting a look in, move them on.

HH.

31 Jul 2026 14:23:41
Completely agree with Troy colour Nygren might not be fast or make runs but knows his position well is always in the right place at the right time.

Also West hams put two bids in for engels and they got rejected, we need two midfielders a right winger n two CBS also would like to see another left winger and back up keeper.

31 Jul 2026 15:23:54
Celtic are apparently holding out for £25m for Engels, if we get that we should raid Bodo Glimt for Patrik Berg, Jens Peter Hauge and Fredrik Bjorkan with the £25m and that would be LB, DM and LW sorted, that would only leave a GK, CB and RW, and Mika Baur and Fares Gjdemis would be good, then sell Kenny, Bernardo, Montgomery Hatate and Balikwisha for what we can get for them.

31 Jul 2026 17:03:40
Really don't understand fans who want us to sign dross from other spfl clubs. These guys are not better than we have already.

31 Jul 2026 19:45:35
HT,

which players from other SPFL clubs that have been mentioned are dross?

HH.

29 Jul 2026 21:34:13
Reading that Anderlecht have signed Antman from Sevco meaning they may have dropped their interest in Maswanhise of Motherwell.

As last seasons top scorer and able to play on either flank or upfront, we could do a lot worse than put in a bid for him.

HH.

30 Jul 2026 00:49:21
I think worth it but we don't seem interested?

30 Jul 2026 11:16:44
Depending on what happens with possible signing of Hassan, we could be. MON won't want to wait on that one if it looks like dragging out.

Maswanhise is 20mins up the road from CP, ticks a lot of boxes and apparently wants to leave Motherwell with his value said to be around £5M.

HH.

29 Jul 2026 14:42:43
Ed - any truth in rumour that Lens are about to hijack our move for Hassan?

{Ed007's Note - I have no idea, Lens are Marseilles are interested but there's been no bids from them as far as I know.}

29 Jul 2026 21:07:29
It’s not really hijacking richy
Hopefully tho 🙏🏼.

28 Jul 2026 22:06:07
Hi Ed, any update on Mika Baur or Hassan?

{Ed007's Note - Baur should be announced today and Hassan hopefully over the next couple of days, it's only payment structure & add-ons Ovideo are haggling over now.

29 Jul 2026 10:59:55
That's cheered me up a bit Ed 👍.

{Ed007's Note - 👍🏻🍀

29 Jul 2026 11:35:20
Cheers Ed. I will take your word. There is that much rubbish coming from all these Celtic social media sites these days!

{Ed007's Note - 👍🏻🍀

29 Jul 2026 11:06:09
I appreciate that any player signing us a 'gamble'.

Ed, I haven't seen anything of either player - do you think that both Baur and Hassan are upgrades on the players currently at CP and can they make an impact at a European level?

HH.

{Ed007's Note - Baur can play anywhere in the midfield (6,8 or 10) and a few folk think he will be Engels replacement if he goes but I think it's Hatate's place he'll take, he's 2 footed and supposedly a bit of a dead ball expert, he's a good young solid signing who will only get better imo.
Hassan on the other hand is a bit of a gamble imo, he looked like a world beater at the WC but that can be deceiving as a lot of clubs have found out over the years but we were scouting and trying to negotiate a deal for him long before the WC started. His domestic stats aren't the best but the lad is seriously quick and good with the ball at his feet, he should be fine and prove to be a good signing but he might need time to find his feet and settle.}

29 Jul 2026 13:38:25
I remember oldco bought Oleg solenko after his world cup performance in 1994 and he was a flop. Think he was golden boot winner but all his goals were in 1 game against a diddy team.

29 Jul 2026 12:35:34
Edd,

Do you think there’s any chance we go back in for Sarrachi?

I think it’s a real backwards step if Taylor comes back.

Great news on Baur and Hassan.

{Ed007's Note - No, Saracchi won't be back.}

29 Jul 2026 14:14:12
I hope you are right edd. Hassan looked impressive at world cup. Baur reminds me of Stan Petrov playing style. Fingers/ paws crossed.

{Ed007's Note - 👍🍀

29 Jul 2026 10:15:28
Absolutely excellent if these deals are agreed. Ed, you need to update us every day on transfers as you’re normally spot on and to save us the stress. I don’t where you get your info but keep it coming please.

{Ed007's Note - Thanks mate but transfers don't work like that especially in this day and age. There's no daily (or hourly) updates to give until something actually happens. All this nonsense about refused & new increased offers is just clickbaiting attention seeking and 99% made up, before social media it was called negotiating a transfer fee.
Do you think Celtic have turned down any offers for players so far this summer? I'd bet my last £ on it, but there's no stories about teams lowballing us etc out there.}

29 Jul 2026 13:48:32
Nice one Ed, I appreciate the detail in your reply.

With these two players signing, I may be wrong, but I'm guessing the club will want to move some players on sson, Kenny, Hatate and one or two others to free up space and wages.

Given past performance, I feel if we are to move forward significantly on the pitch, and bring in the quality of player necessary to do that, the board will want to sell either Engels or Johnston, or both, by the end of this window in order to 'balance the books'.

On another note, I really hope a CDM is signed in the coming weeks.

HH.

{Ed007's Note - I thought Hatate would have been away by now, is he even in the country, is he in training pics or vids?
I definitely think AJ will be away - and it's nothing to do with balancing the books lol - but I'm hopeful Engels will give us another season.}

30 Jul 2026 12:24:19
Hatate and AJ, by any stretch, should bring in around £25M.

If we sign;-

* Baur - MF (£5M)
* Hassan/ Mawinhise - winger (£5M)
* Ferry? - RB (£2M)
* Taylor? - back up LB (£2M)
* Croatian lad - GK (? )
*? - CB

£25M should easily cover those positions and hopefully get us into the CL proper that's worth approx £40M.

We'd have a more than decent side as well as reducing the average age into the bargain.

Probably wishful thinking from yours truly.

HH.

28 Jul 2026 21:39:41
Seen Celtic are interested in danish footballer William Clem from FC Copenhagen, plays as defensive midfielder, also looking at RB Leipzig winger Tidiam Gomis could land both these players for 8 million, very reasonable price for Celtic. The winger Tidiam Gomis looks class especially at 19 years of age. Plenty room to get even better.

30 Jul 2026 12:26:42
It's Mawinhise for me to play on the opposite wing from Duran.

HH.