Now CEO Nicholson has to discover previously unused negotiating skills to deliver a midfielder of the quality required by Brendan Rodgers, someone that won’t look like a fish out of water when Celtic start their Champions League campaign in three weeks time.
Financial issues have ruled out a permanent move to West Brom but it seems that Sheffield United see Johnston as being able to contribute the goals needed to fire up their promotion push.
Idah is currently on international duty with Ireland, he’ll get some time off then report for pre-season training at Norwich ahead of the Championship season starting on August 10/11.
Yesterday morning the mask certainly slipped as the real McCoist emerged, the guy that spent must of his career in the company of John Brown, Davie Cooper, Jimmy Bell and others that would never be described as liberals or Politically Correct.
As a frantic day of transfer speculation and rumours kicks off, Anthony Joseph has delivered an update on Celtic activity with the left-back position a priority.
The signing of Adam Idah seems to be only a matter of timing, the later it takes the less likely that he…
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.
Anthony Joseph believes that Celtic are in a strong position over interest in Matt O'Riley.
This evening Sky Sports broke the new of serious interest coming in from Girona but their own Celtic specialist doesn't think that a departure is imminent.
With just under a fortnight…
There could well be other clubs and agents interested in taking O’Riley back to England but having sold Jota and Carl Starfelt and saw Aaron Mooy retire the last thing that Celtic need is to lose another starter in the final days of the transfer window.
As an attacking left winger Podence would tick a huge box for Celtic but it is hard to see the club going beyond £5/6m for someone turning 28 in October while trying to put together a salary package compared to his current Wolves deal.
On Sunday Elfsborg are away to Hammerby in the Allsvenskan, Celtic fans will be keeping a keen eye on team news for that match.