With the Celtic connection of his Dad there has been strong speculation that van Hooijdonk will take the same route but they may have to move swiftly to make that happen.
Turnbull has scored seven goals in his limited playing time this season but could have made his farewell appearance when he came off the bench for the last couple of minutes of Saturday’s victory over Ross County.
The Pink Un report has been prompted by a report in the Daily Record from transfer specialist Scott Burns. The report covers Johnston’s recent appearances alongside comments from Brendan Rodgers.
Football Scotland understands both parties are still far apart in negotiations and talks will continue as nothing has been agreed.
Joseph’s tweet does contain some interesting detail about wages, it seems that a standard wage with Lecce is significantly lower than the terms that Lagerbielke is on with Celtic.
It looked promising for the hoops when a deflected shot from Johnston scrambled over the line in the first minute but that proved to be a false start for fans expecting a goal surge.
After being injured away to Dundee on December 26 Carter-Vickers has been out since then but all the signs are that he will be back involved at home to Ross County when the SPFL resumes on Saturday.
The heavy toll of fixtures in the first half of the season is simply a fact of modern day football with few alternatives to the former Kilmarnock man thin on the ground.
I’m prepared for hopefully being able to bring some players in to add to the squad but on the same token it’s how I work, my faith and trust to develop players who are here is still there and that’s what I’ll also look forward to.
Two years on from his move to Scotland O’Riley is in absolute top form, Celtic fans know what is likely to come next but that can’t be considered in mid-season as Sutton pointed out as he reacted to the story that broke just before lunchtime today.