22 Jun 2026 12:02:53
Edd, is there any concrete rumours out there about signing anyone, a think Sarachi is only thts mb close and probably still only a mb,1wk on pre season starting n still nothing, ano ul b sick of replying to it mate but a look at our site any spare minute a get ?.
{Ed007's Note - It's still very early in the window - teams/targets/priorities will change - but I've spent the last couple of days trying to find out as much as I can:
GK:- With Jari De Busser deciding to stay in Holland for family reasons it looks like it could be a straight choice between Dominik Livakovic or Angus Gunn as our No.1 or if we stay with Sinisalo, Callum Ward from Motherwell could come in as No.2.
Marcelo Saracchi:- The deal should be finalised this week with all parties eager to get it done.
Zinedin Smajlovic:- Reports of Celtic having an offer rejected appear to be wide of the mark, it never got to that stage as far as I know.
Oskar Wojcik:- Long term Celtic target and we might step up that interest depending on exits.
George Campbell:- He's been scouted and supposedly MON/Maloney like him but I don't know of there's been any actual contact with WBA or his agent.
Julian Araujo:- He is available but the only way I can see him being back at Celtic is if AJ leaves. Personally I'd go in with another cheeky loan but with an option/obligation for next summer.
Elijah Just:- Celtic have spoke to Motherwell and Just's agent but the player is concentrating on the WC and will weigh up his options after that.
Jakob Breum:- Go Ahead Eagles have confirmed they are ready to sell, valued at circa 4 million Euros, Celtic could steal a march on on any rivals for Breum's after failing in January.
Benjamin Tahirovic:- His agent is speaking to clubs, including Celtic & Porto - their manager knows Tahirovic from their time together at Ajax - but Brondby are hoping a good WC will push his fee up to circa €7m Euros from the €4.5 they previously told his agent.
Ivan Basic: Celtic will struggle to sign Basic if Eintracht Frankfurt decide to firm up their interest imo.
Felix Horn Myhre:- Hs said himself he expects to move this summer and it looks like a straight choice between Celtic and Brondby so far.
Cole Campbell:- The €7m fee is proving a stumbling block for interested teams, could Celtic try a cheeky loan with an option/obligation to buy?
Kasper Hogh:- Celtic, Norwich, Southampton, Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg have all spoken to Bodo/Glimt and Hogh's agent
Camilo Duran:- Celtic have spoken to Qarabag and his agent. Seemingly the player is keen on the move.
Lorent Tolaj:- There's plenty of interest in him, Celtic, TRIFC and half the English Championship for a start as well as clubs like Anderlecht & Lorient.
Elias Filet:- Celtic were interested but bizarrely he now looks set for a move to Belgian club RAAL La Louviere - nah me neither??♂️
Kieron Bowie:- Is looking for a move back to the UK, Celtic are interested but his agent seems keener than us. Reading between the lines he wants back to Scotland and Celtic are the only Club that can realistically afford him.
22 Jun 2026 19:57:13
A yes or a no wouldve done?that was an excellent reply mate thanks half of them i havnt heard of so can look them up now. ?.
{Ed007's Note - ???Right leave me alone for a few weeks now ?
22 Jun 2026 21:31:33
Not a great calibre of player there. Hogh, sarrachi and maybe the lad tahirovic the only ones excites me. Can't see this lot taking us to the next level in Europe.
{Ed007's Note - Well you know a Hell of a lot more about most of them than me but I'd agree we won't get into the latter stages of the CL next year regardless of who we sign.
Who would you be going for to take us to "the next level in Europe"?
22 Jun 2026 23:26:30
For the money we will spend this is the calibre of player we will likely be chasing. I agree ed we will not reach the latter stages of the CL regardless of who we sign but after the shambles of last season, especially Kairat, reaching the groupstage of the CL and finish within the top 24 would be a great achievement and very realistic if we properly prepare for it.
Some players i would like us to be enquiring about in and around 10m or less
Ousmane Diao (midtjylland)
Fredrik sjovold (bodo)
Elliott Stroud (mjallby)
Mattia Zanotti (lugano)
Sergio Arribas (almeria)
alvyn sanchez (young boys)
Toni Fruk (rijeka)
Diego Luna (salt lake)
Dario Osorio (midtjylland)
Jonas Wind (wolfsburg)
Kevin Denkey (cincinatti)
Thats a handful of players that should be within our budget that IMO anyway would improve us. Albeit a few of them would likely break our transfer record. And whether they would want to come is a different matter.
23 Jun 2026 08:12:32
Wee Scratchy's agent today said no contact at all yet.
23 Jun 2026 09:05:07
Great info, I’ve been trying to pry this out of you Ed.
{Ed007's Note - ???
23 Jun 2026 12:52:11
Some good names there DT. Been saying for a good few windows about Fruk and said he was a like for like for MoR before we signed Engles. We was interested in Sanchez a few windows ago when he was valued around £3m.
Looks a player and will likely cost £8-9m now. But I'd like both signed if we had any ambition and sold Hatate and Nygren.
23 Jun 2026 12:49:36
Ed have you heard anything about us submitting a bid for Smajlovic of €4.5m with a further €2m in add ons? Seems like a story that's recently been posted?
{Ed007's Note - I seen that on Twitter but I've no idea if it's true or not. What I put is what I was told over the weekend so they could well have put in a bid by now ??♂️
23 Jun 2026 20:13:38
Thanks Ed hopefully see some movement in the next week or so then and get a few in. Equally I'd like a few going the other way too to get the money rolling for the rebuild. One last time annoying you but have you heard of any clubs interested in taking Balikwisha off our hands? ?.
{Ed007's Note - There was some rumours of Royal Antwerp & F.C SV Zulte Waregem being interested but Balikwisha wants the chance to impress MON etc in preseason.}
24 Jun 2026 12:42:13
Fair play to the kid. He doesn't look suited on the wing and I believe his latest position before we signed him he was playing CAM. So worth another look I guess.
25 Jun 2026 13:49:45
We say ots early every window. But the same traits are evident again and that causes anger and the here we go again feeling. I have zero confidence we will improve our window performance. We have mealy mouthed, incompetent and supremely arrogant shi tebags in charge with no way of removing them, unless there is a mass return of season tickets, if the window is as bad as wee all fear.
That's our only hope of removing them.
Sometimes a personal sacrice is required to save the club. It may present itself within weeks.