Rather than accept that Dinamo have their eye on Livakovic helping them pick up £25m from reaching the Champions League group stages- or maybe £12m less by reaching the Europa League through the Champions League Play-Off.

Fenerbahce wants Livakovic by the end of this week at the latest. They gave him the “green light” to play two more games for the Blues – the second leg of the preliminary round of the Champions League against Astana, and the championship game against Gorica. After that, the direction…

There are absolutely no guarantees but eight years Hart’s junior, if Liivakovic could repeat his World Cup form he could make the subtle difference that decides Champions League ties, the fine margins that Kenny Miller likes to hold onto.

If Livakovic is signed t won’t be with a view to his future sell on value it will be for the old fashioned notion of adding to the football team, making Celtic better, more successful.

There is always a frenzy of transfer speculation involving the clubs in Istanbul but Croatian reporter Izak Ante Sucic seems a little better placed and closer to the action.

100 minutes after Anthony Joseph tweeted about Celtic's interest in Dominik Livakovic, Nicolo Schira tweeted about an €8M offer for the goalkeeper coming in from Fenerbahce. There is a perception that Celtic have been slow out of the blocks in the transfer window, with pre-season matches underway across…