
Celtic's Hatate to miss Scottish Cup final
Reo Hatate will miss Celtic's Scottish Cup final meeting with Aberdeen at Hampden on 24 May, manager Brendan Rodgers confirms.
Reo Hatate will miss Celtic's Scottish Cup final meeting with Aberdeen at Hampden on 24 May, manager Brendan Rodgers confirms.
When Callum McGregor lifts the Premiership trophy on Saturday, it will be four decades since a team other than Celtic or Rangers won the top flight This Scottish football season involved a debate surrounding the possibility of reconstruction. Would 10, 14 or 16 be the ideal number of Premiership sides, as opposed to the present dozen? There was, however, a tartan elephant in the room. Scotland has been operating a one, one-and-a-half or two-team league for far longer than is healthy. There is no indication that can change. Distress signals should have been raised long ago. Celtic’s match against St Mirren on Saturday will precede receipt of the Premiership trophy. For Celtic, this is a 12th title in 13 seasons. The likely defeat of Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final on Saturday week will secure a sixth domestic treble since 2016. Cliche suggests Celtic and Rangers joust for honours, and occasionally they do. This, however, is an unprecedented spell of Celtic dominance. Continue reading...
Dutch international player has £30m release clauseTrent Alexander-Arnold exit leaves right-back gap Liverpool are in talks with the Bayer Leverkusen defender Jeremie Frimpong as the Premier League champions seek a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Netherlands international has been of interest to his compatriot Arne Slot for a lengthy period and Liverpool are set to trigger his £30m release clause. Frimpong was born in Amsterdam but spent much of his childhood in Manchester and came through the ranks at Manchester City before moving to Celtic as a teenager. Under Uefa regulations, he would count as a homegrown player in England. Continue reading...
Rangers are reportedly prepared to offer Nicolas Raskin a new contract to fend off interest in the midfielder, while Michel-Ange Balikwisha responds to Celtic fans over his transfer link to the Scottish champions.
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