Celtic have announced the signing of Daizen Maeda, Rep Hatate, and Yosuke Ideguchi from the Japanese J-League, joining fellow countryman Kyogo Furuhashi at Celtic Park. Forward Daizen Maeda has joined from Ange Postecoglou’s former club Yokohama F Marinos, midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi signs from Gamba Osaka and utility man Reo Hatate moves from Kawasaki Frontale. Ideguchi and Hatate have both signed four and a half year deals, while Maeda has signed on loan with him signing for Celtic permanently in the summer. All three players will be available when the league campaign restarts following the w ..read more

Celtic have announced the departure of midfielder Ewan Henderson to Premiership rivals Hibernian on a six month loan deal, before joining the Easter Road side permanently at the end of the season. The 21-year-old has agreed a three year deal with Hibs, which will start in the summer, as he links up with former Celtic youth coach Shaun Maloney who he worked with before the former Celtic and Scotland international joined the Belgium setup under Roberto Martinez. Henderson made his Celtic debut at the end of the 2017/18 season in a 0-0 home draw with Kilmarnock, before having spells at both Ross ..read more

Celtic have announced the signing of Legia Warsaw full back Josip Juranovic on a five year deal, subject to work permit clearances. The 26-year-old will join for a reported £2.5m fee and becomes the club's eighth new signing following those of Osaze Urhoghide, Liam Shaw, Liel Abada, Joe Hart, James McCarthy, Carl Starfelt and Kyogo Furuhashi. Juranovic, who has 10 international caps for Croatia, recently played against Scotland and Spain during the country's run to the last 16 of this summer's Euro 2020 tournament. As well as playing for Legia Warsaw, Juranovic has also played for Hajduk Split ..read more

For those of us who have been at the sharp end of the spear from rabid Rangers fans, it is no great surprise that they are now targeting Daily Record journalists over recent articles highlighting the abusive and disgusting bile posted by the main contributors of the Rangers podcast Heart & Hand - one of Rangers’ main official media partners. Earlier this week, the Record’s Mark McGivern wrote an explosive article highlighting bigoted and offensive tweets from the podcast’s three contributors and while it ultimately led to two of those quitting - former Rangers Supporters Trust spokesperson ..read more

This summer was always going to see Celtic face some major changes and with Ange Postecoglou looking to make his stamp on the side - it was inevitable that there would be players going in both directions. But Celtic’s business has split the support with some claiming that they haven’t done enough to strengthen the team while others are looking at the fact that it will take more than one transfer window to rebuild the team. So we have taken a look at the comings and goings at Celtic Park. Players Out Deadline Day has seen two of Celtic’s key first team players depart the club, as Odsonne Edouar ..read more

Hot on the heels of Kris Ajer signing for Brentford, Celtic have announced the signing of Rubin Kazan defender Carl Starfelt for around £4 million, on a four year deal. Starfelt began his career with IF Brommapojkarna, before joining IFK Gotenburg in 2018. He spent just two seasons at Gotenburg before signing for Rubin Kazan - playing 42 times and scoring three times for the Russian Premier League side. He becomes Ange Postecoglou's fifth signing, following the arrivals of Kyogo Furuhashi, Liel Abada, Liam Shaw and Osaze Urhoghide. Speaking to the official Celtic website after securing Starfel ..read more

Celtic have announced that defender Kristoffer Ajer has joined newly promoted English Premier League side Brentford on a five-year deal, with a fee reportedly worth £13.5m - plus add ons. The 23-year-old played 177 games scoring 7 goals for Celtic since signing from IK Start in 2017. Bayer Leverkusen, Norwich City, and Newcastle United were all interested in signing the Norwegian international, but only Brentford met Celtic’s asking price. Speaking to the official Bees website after securing Ajer’s signature, Brentford FC Head Coach Thomas Frank, said: “We wanted to get another central defende ..read more

Celtic have announced this afternoon, following a meeting with Glasgow City Council’s Safety Advisory Group, that 18,500 fans will be allowed access to Saturday’s friendly against West Ham United at Celtic Park. Further to that, the Safety Advisory Group have advised Celtic that the subsequent home game at Parkhead will see a proposed figure of around 24,500 attend. A statement on the official club website, read: “We were delighted to have our supporters with us last night for the game against FC Midtjylland, and we really look forward to welcoming our fans once again for the match this Satur ..read more

Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic era kicked off with a 1-1 draw against FC Midtjylland in their second round Champions League qualifier, which saw both sides reduced to ten men. BIGGEST POSITIVE With the Celtic team threadbare at the back, and Nir Bitton having to fill in as a makeshift defender, youngster Stephen Welsh stepped up to the task and performed remarkably well. The 21-year-old has played a total of 22 games for Celtic since making his debut back in February 2020 against Hamilton Accies. Bitton’s sending off piled more pressure on the youngster and his subsequent defensive partner, 18-year ..read more

Sky Sports are reporting that Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer has passed his medical with Brentford ahead of his £13.5 million transfer to the newly promoted English Premier League side. The 23-year-old Norwegian international joined Celtic from IK Start in 2017, spending time on loan at Kilmarnock, before going on to become a regular with the Parkhead side. Making 176 appearances and scoring 7 times. The likes of Bayer Leverkusen, Norwich City, and Newcastle United were all linked with signing the player who has been capped 23 times for his country. It’s a great piece of business for Celtic w ..read more