'Celtic reject fifth Atalanta bid for O'Riley' - gossip

Celtic have rejected a fifth bid of £21.5m, plus add-ons, from Atalanta for 23-year-old midfielder Matt O’Riley. (Sky Sports)

Atalanta have asked for information on Udinese 22-year-old Lazar Samardzic as they look at alternative offensive midfield options to Celtic's Matt O'Riley and will follow up with contacts once an official bid worth nearly £50m is received from Juventus for Teun Koopmeiners. (Fabrizio Romano on X)

Augsburg midfielder Arne Engels has told friends he wants to join Celtic, with the Scottish champions having opened preliminary talks over a deal for the 20-year-old. (Football Insider)

Celtic will have to sell Matt O'Riley first if they are to buy Arne Engels, with a £10m price tag being touted, but Augsburg would be less likely to part with the 20-year-old if fellow midfielder Ruben Vargas gets his wish to leave before the end of the transfer window. (Football Scotland)

Striker Adam Idah's return to Celtic on Thursday from Norwich City after last season's loan will cost the Scottish champions £9.5m. (Sky Sports)

Aberdeen could bank up to £9m following Thursday's sale of striker Bojan Miovski to Spanish La Liga club Girona. (Press & Journal)

Oxford United, Stoke City and Swansea City have joined clubs from across Europe interested in signing 20-year-old Scotland Under-21 right-back Max Johnston on loan from Sturm Graz. (Football Insider)

Rabbi Matondo is wanted by Leeds United as the 23-year-old winger prepares for an exit from Rangers this summer. (Football Scotland)

Rangers could turn to Brandon Williams, the 23-year-old left-back freed by Manchester United, amid growing fears that Ridvan Yilmaz has suffered a long-term injury after the Turkey international had to postpone a scan on his damaged thigh because of the extent of the swelling. (Daily Record)

Hibernian have made a third bid of £750,000 for Dundee captain Luke McCowan, with Celtic closely monitoring the situation but yet to make an official approach for the 26-year-old midfielder valued at around £1m by his club. (Anthony Joseph on X)

Hibernian head coach David Gray will look to sign another striker after Dylan Vente headed back to the Netherlands to join Zwolle on loan. (Edinburgh Evening News)

Kieran Tierney, who is still out of the manager's first team plans after his loan to Real Sociedad, has been spotted for the first time at Arsenal this season after the 27-year-old Scotland defender took part in the club's annual media day. (Football Scotland)

Jonny Hayes, the 37-year-old wing-back who became a coach with Celtic's B team after leaving Aberdeen and retiring from professional football, has turned out for Bishopbriggs-based St Mungo amateurs in the Caledonian League. (Glasgow Times)