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Brendan Rodgers reflected on the death of "absolute inspiration" John Clark, who passed away at the age of 84.

"'Greatness' is a word people throw around, but for John Clark it is a very fitting tribute," the Celtic manager told the club's website.

"John was instrumental in delivering our greatest day ever and his achievement is forever etched in Celtic's proud history.

"John's continued presence at Celtic across so many decades I know served as an absolute inspiration to so many players, managers and staff, including myself very much.

"To have him with us, as part of the club for so long has been a tremendous privilege for us all, it meant so much to us.

"Through his knowledge, his wisdom and his true love for Celtic, John has made such an important contribution to the club."

"I know John was loved so dearly by his family, by everyone at the club and our supporters.

"We will all miss him so much."

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Celtic have agreed a £1.28m fee to sign Sweden striker Benjamin Nygren from Nordsaelland, with the 23-year-old signing a contract until June 2029 plus an option until 2030. (Fabrizio Romano on X), external

Celtic are among several overseas clubs looking closely at 25-year-old £1.5m-rated Kawasaki Frontale striker Shin Yamada. (Scottish Sun On Sunday), external

PSV Eindhoven are now ahead of Celtic and Lille in the queue to sign Sarpsborg winger Sondre Orjasaeter, with the 21-year-old's asking price having risen to £11m compared to the £7m mentioned when the Scottish champions were first linked with him in January. (TV Sport 2 via The Herald On Sunday), external

Any move by RB Leipzig for 25-year-old Celtic winger Nicolas Kuhn is likely to be held up until the German club appoint a new head coach. (Merkur), external

Birmingham City are just one of a string enquiries to be made about former Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi, with Rennes preferring a permanent exit for the 30-year-old, although they may be willing to green light a temporary one. (L'Equipe via The Herald On Sunday), external

Read Sunday's Scottish Gossip in full.

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We asked for your views on Celtic's Scottish Premiership fixtures and how they will be faring after 10 games.

Here's what some of you said:

Rob: Top of the league, simples.

Stuart: After the opening 10 games, there will be at least a six or seven-point gap. We will be firmly in control and ready to make an impact on the big stage. Celtic will be a true force next season.

Adam: It's key we get off to a good start, we face four of last season's top six in the first six games. Away to Rangers on 31 August (currently), that will be the big one considering our recent Old Firm record.

Richard: Hopefully a more exciting Premiership this year instead of Celtic walking over the other teams in the league. Be interesting to see what Rangers bring to the table this year.

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Ross Doohan has returned to Celtic on a three-year deal.

The goalkeeper, 27, was most recently at Aberdeen, where he made 20 appearances over two years.

He left Celtic in 2022 after playing four times in six years and joined Tranmere Rovers, where he had been on loan. He subsequently joined Forest Green Rovers and then the Dons.

While at Celtic first time round, Doohan was also sent on loan to Greenock Morton, Ayr United, Ross County and Dundee United. In total, the keeper has made 169 club appearances and made his senior Scotland debut in this month's 4-0 win away to Liechtenstein.

Doohan's arrival at Celtic follows goalkeeper Scott Bain's departure for Falkirk. First choice Kasper Schmeichel and understudy Viljami Sinisalo are the other keepers in Brendan Rodgers' first team squad at the Scottish champions.

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Charlie Mulgrew believes defending champions Celtic will be fired up for the start of the next campaign after missing out on a treble last season.

Celtic begin their quest for a fifth successive Premiership title at home to St Mirren on 3 August.

Their second league match is away to Aberdeen, who prevailed on penalties in May's Scottish Cup final to deny Celtic a domestic clean sweep.

"I think the cup final will leave a bitter taste and they'll be thinking 'we need to get back at it'," said Mulgrew, who played for Celtic between 2010-16, winning seven trophies.

"When you look back it's hard to criticise last season, with how well they did in the Champions League, but trebles have become such a regular thing."

Celtic have won all three main prizes on eight occasions, most recently in the 2022-2023 season.

Mulgrew, 39, reckons the return of Scotland defender Kieran Tierney is "massive", while suggesting winger Nicolas Kuhn "could probably be replaced" and expects to see more new arrivals in all areas of the pitch.

"Brendan Rodgers will looking at all positions to keep everyone on their toes," he said.

"I think another centre-back is one of the main things they'll be looking at. You'd imagine a winger or two will come in."

Rodgers is entering the last year of his contract in what is the manager's second spell at Celtic Park but Mulgrew does not think there is any rush to agree new terms.

"We'll have to wait and see," he said. "Maybe just honour the contract and see where that takes the club and where everybody sits. Then everybody can decide."

Opta have crunched the numbers to rank the difficulty of each Scottish Premiership club's first four fixtures of the 2025-26 season.

According to their data model, St Mirren have the toughest start, followed by two clubs helmed by new managers, Dundee and Motherwell.

As for the easiest, Hibernian and capital rivals Hearts should got off to a flier, right?

Take a look below to see where your side places...

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Aside from the first two games of the season, all dates are subject to change as a result of broadcast and other requirements.

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See Celtic's full fixture list here

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The first Glasgow derby of the 2025-26 Scottish Premiership season will be at Ibrox on Sunday, 31 August.

Brendan Rodgers' side will make the short trip across the city for a 12:00 BST kick-off.

The champions welcome Rangers to Celtic Park for the new year derby on Saturday, 3 January. The final pre-split meeting of the Glasgow rivals is pencilled in for Saturday, 28 February.

What about the festive schedule? Celtic host Aberdeen on Saturday, 20 December then complete 2025 with trips to face newly-promoted Livingston and Motherwell.

Celtic round off the pre-split campaign on Saturday, 11 April the same way they started it - by hosting St Mirren.

Looking at the fixture list, where do you think Celtic will be after 10 games? Share your views here.

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Champions Celtic will kick off their Scottish Premiership title defence at home to St Mirren.

The match will take place on Sunday, 3 August at 16:30 BST, with Brendan Rodgers' first away fixture of the league season against Aberdeen on 10 August at 12:30.

See Celtic's Scottish Premiership fixtures in full here.

Where do you think Celtic will be after 10 games and what do you make of how the fixtures have fallen? Share your views here.

Fulham striker Callum Osmand, 19, was spotted at the Celtic training ground on Thursday as he continues to be linked with a transfer to the Scottish champions. (The Herald, external - subscription required)

Birmingham City are "likely" to sign former Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi from Stade Rennes (Sponichi Annex via Football League World, external)

Celtic's hopes of a major windfall from the prospective sale of former midfielder Matt O'Riley to Napoli could be dashed, with the Serie A winners unlikely to pay more than the £25m Brighton and Hove Albion paid for the Denmark international, 24. (Scottish Sun), external

Napoli have tabled an opening bid of £25.6m for Matt O'Riley, with Brighton open to selling. (Daily Mail), external

Celtic winger Luis Palma, 25, says being substituted at half-time as Honduras were beaten 6-0 by Canada was his lowest moment in football. (The Herald, external - subscription required)

Read the rest of Friday's Scottish gossip.

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No sooner does the season finish and we start looking forward to key dates for the next campaign - and that will be a lot easier to do on Friday when the Scottish Premiership fixtures are released.

That's right, that special day in the calendar is almost here already. The day when you'll learn details of derby fixtures, Christmas opponents and the run-in to the split.

This page will bring you all the fixtures when they drop at 09:00 BST on Friday and we'll be giving you the chance to have your say on how things look.

The new campaign kicks off on the weekend of Saturday, 2 August and will conclude on Sunday, 17 May 2026.

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In the last week Celtic have been heavily linked with Nordsjaelland forward Benjamin Nygren, and reports this morning suggest the deal is all but done.

The Swede would be Brendan Rodgers' second signing this summer after Kieran Tierney returned to the club.

Supporters know what they're getting with the Scotland international, but Nygren is a little more left-field.

So, who is Nygren, and what are Celtic - potentially - getting?

Primarily a right winger, 23-year-old Nygren is a versatile forward who has 35 goals in 106 appearances for the Danish Superliga club.

His career kicked off in his homeland with IFK Goteborg where he made his debut as a fresh-faced 16-year-old, and after impressing, earned a big-money move to Belgian side Genk at 17.

He struggled for game time, though, and spent two seasons on loan with Dutch outfit Heerenveen before rejuvenating his career with Nordsjaelland.

Nygren netted six goals in his first full league campaign - where Nordsjaelland finished second behind Copenhagen - 12 in his second and 16 in his third. Not bad numbers for a wide man.

Such good form earned him a first international call-up, after appearing for Sweden's youth teams, and he scored his first goal for his country in a friendly against Northern Ireland in March and his second earlier this month against Hungary.

Despite his tag as a winger, he exhibited great striker's instinct for his maiden Sweden goal - a tap-in within the six-yard box - before bending in a beauty against the Hungarians.

Showreels can sometimes be a little misleading, but a look at Nygren's ought to have Celtic fans excited.

Celtic have agreed a fee of £1.7m to sign Nordsjaelland forward Benjamin Nygren, with the 23-year-old Sweden international having verbally agreed terms with the Scottish champions. (Anthony Joseph on X), external

Celtic remain in talks with Royal Antwerp about the sale of Michel-Ange Balikwisha and the 24-year-old winger is keen on a move to Glasgow. (Sacha Tavolieri on X), external

Celtic have rekindled their interest in 28-year-old Sevilla and Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho, who opted to join Middlesbrough on loan in January instead of a switch to Brendan Rodgers' side. (Soccernet Nigeria), external

Celtic would want between £15-20m for 25-year-old winger Nicolas Kuhn, who is attracting interest from RB Leipzig. (Football Insider), external

Read Thursday's Scottish Gossip in full.

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Celtic's Daizen Maeda is now the most valuable player in Scotland, according to Transfermarkt.

Japan forward Maeda's market value is 15m euro (£12.82m) after a 4m euro (£3.42m) boost in his worth in the football website's end-of-season update.

Maeda netted 33 goals last term - three times higher than his previous season's best at Celtic - and contributed 12 assists in 51 appearances across all competitions.

That superb form helped Celtic complete a title and League Cup double and earned Maeda the Premiership and PFA Scotland player of the year awards.

The 27-year-old now overtakes clubmate Cameron Carter-Vickers (14m euro, £12m) as the top-priced player in Scottish football, with Celtic players occupying the first five places and seven of the top 10.

Maeda has two years remaining on his contract, but Celtic are attempting to secure him on extended terms amid reported interest from the likes of Fenerbahce this summer.

And while his market value may now be just shy of £13m, Celtic would surely want considerably more than that if Maeda was to be prised away from the champions.

Celtic are set to step up their efforts to sign Scotland midfielder Andy Irving, with West Ham United prepared to sell the 25-year-old. (Football Insider), external

Evan Ferguson could be a realistic target for Celtic before the end of the summer window - but only if no other club take a gamble on a permanent transfer for the 20-year-old Brighton & Hove Albion striker. (Daily Record), external

Celtic winger Nicolas Kuhn has caught the eye of Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers with his impressive performances in the Champions League, according to SportsBoom. (SportsBoom via The Scotsman), external

New Falkirk goalkeeper Scott Bain says he left Celtic a year before the end of his contract because the 33-year-old wanted his fiance and son to see him play first-team football. (STV), external

Read Wednesday's Scottish Gossip in full.

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We asked for your views on how Celtic should address Nicolas Kuhn's future amid reports linking the winger with a big-money move away from Parkhead.

Here's what some of you said:

Mikey: I wouldn't be selling Kuhn for £15m. If the player wants to move on, let him go if he isn't happy at Celtic. But the fee needs to beat the last club record, £25m-plus. If we want to progress into the Champions League again, we need to be retaining our best players to get past the play-off.

Anon: We've had half a season from him over one-and-a-half seasons. He can be fairly predictable and quiet in bigger games, and it seems he doesn't want to be here. With a replacement lined up, cash in.

Robert: Recently it feels like his head is elsewhere. He can be such a good player, but to my mind he doesn't look very happy, maybe it's time for him to move on.

Tony: Would be happy to cash in on Kuhn. He's been too inconsistent and the money being talked about is above what he's worth, compared to the consistent output of someone like Matt O'Riley. Great first half of the season, disappeared after January rumours of a move and saw some flashes towards the end of the season, but the cup final performance epitomised the frustration with him.

Steven: He had a strong first half of the season and one man-of-the-match performance against Leipzig. The second half of the season he struggled to maintain his form. I would cash in, as around £10m profit on Kuhn will be a wise move and can be reinvested elsewhere. The next Daizen Maeda perhaps?

Peter: Alongside Reo Hatate he is our only creative player, plus he scores as many as our forwards. Would be a huge step backwards to sell him. Lots of others we could do without, but not Kuhn.

Matt: Celtic would be crazy to part ways with Kuhn. He's an electric player who has been a true workhorse. His best days are ahead of him.

Celtic would consider a move for Scotland captain and left-back Andy Robertson, who would be interested in joining his boyhood club, but only if he becomes available for free or at a nominal fee covering the remainder of his contract, as matching his current wages or paying a significant transfer fee is beyond the Scottish champions' reach. (TeamTalk), external

Discussions progressed well on Monday as Celtic aim to sign Albirex Niigata centre-back Hayato Inamura, with the 23-year-old keen to join the Premiership winners. (Sky Sports), external

RB Leipzig have the finances to sign Celtic winger Nicolas Kuhn, 25, despite missing out on the Champions League. (Football Insider), external

Celtic remain relaxed and confident of keeping hold of Cameron Carter-Vickers, despite mounting speculation Leeds United owners San Francisco 49ers hope to lure the 27-year-old centre-half to the Premier League. (Record), external

Pogon Szczecin have opened talks to sign Celtic defender Maik Nawrocki, 23. (Herald - subscription required), external

Read Tuesday's Scottish gossip

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It would not be a summer transfer window without one of Celtic's key men being linked with a big-money move away from Parkhead.

RB Leipzig are the latest club to be linked with having an interest in winger Nicolas Kuhn, with a figure of £15m mooted.

Despite a dip in form in 2025, the 25-year-old still managed 21 goals and 15 assists across all competitions as Celtic secured a Scottish Premiership and League Cup double last term.

Signed from Rapid Vienna on a five-and-a-half-year deal in January 2024, Kuhn still has four years left to run on his current contract.

You assume that would mean Celtic will demand a significant fee for the German forward if he is to depart, but how would you address the situation?

With reports suggesting new winger Benjamin Nygren is on the way, should the club look to cash in on Kuhn? Or is he too good to let go this summer?

Send us your thoughts

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Celtic are working on a move for 23-year-old Japanese defender Hayato Inamura, who is currently playing for Albirex Niigata and primarily plays as a left-sided centre-back but can also provide cover at left full-back. (Herald - subscription required), external

RB Leipzig are weighing up a £15m bid for 25-year-old Celtic winger Nicolas Kuhn, who was a youth player with the German club. (Sun), external

Celtic are well placed to agree a deal to sign Royal Antwerp winger Michel-Ange Balikwisha, with the Belgian club valuing the 24-year-old at £5m. (Football Insider), external

Talks have progressed well over the weekend as Celtic move closer to agreeing a deal of around £2m with Nordsjaelland for 23-year-old Sweden winger Benjamin Nygren, who has already agreed terms verbally with the Scottish champions. (Sky Sports), external

Read Monday's Scottish gossip

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Celtic midfielder Paulo Bernardo started and scored for Portugal last night in the European Under-21 Championship, as they beat Poland 5-0 in Slovakia.

The 23-year-old captained his country in the 0-0 draw with France on Wednesday and followed that up by scoring the fourth over now-eliminated Poland.

A cross from the left was poorly dealt with by the Poland keeper, punching the ball straight to the feet of Bernardo who showed good composure to take a touch and finish.

Thanks to the thumping win last night, Portugal now sit top of Group C with four points from two games. They face Georgia on Tuesday night.

If Portugal were to make it all the way to the final, Bernardo could have another four games to play before the tournament finishes on 28 June.

He is the vice-captain of the current squad, with 30 caps and 11 goals to his name. Although he is now 23, he is still eligible for the youth squad as he was under 21 when the qualifying campaign began.

The Portuguese made 28 appearances in the league for Celtic last season, but only 13 of those were starts.

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Copenhagen have joined Greek side PAOK in the race to sign Celtic defender Greg Taylor. (Scottish Sun), external

Read the rest of Sunday's Scottish gossip.

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Cast your mind back to the 1990s.

Rangers are dominating the Scottish game and Pat Bonner is the Celtic goalkeeper.

A fresh-faced 17-year-old Shay Given is on the Celtic bench "praying to God" the Ireland international didn't pull up injured and force his debut.

He was "a nervous wreck".

He needn't fear long, though, Bonner carried on and Given was never thrown in the deep end.

In fact, he never did make that Celtic debut. But he's done alright since.

The former Newcastle United great was back in Glasgow promoting next month's friendly between the two sides, and his trip back north brought back memories and that 'what if' feeling.

"Driving up the road there past Barrowfield, I remember we had to change here at the stadium, and I had to run down the road as an apprentice and train," he said at Celtic Park.

"The first team boys were driving past, blowing the horn and stuff. It's just all the memories come flooding back.

"I was on the bench once for an Old Firm game when I was 17, praying to God that Pat Bonner wasn't going to get injured because I was going to have to come off the bench at 17. I would have been a nervous wreck, if I'm being brutally honest.

"The club's changed so much since I was here at 16 until 18. Even the stadium, look around the stadium now, it's just phenomenal.

"I was here when the old jungle was there across from the dugout. The way the club has moved forward and moved on, it's a phenomenal club now. It's a totally different animal, as such, but it's great to see how the club has progressed.

"I always brings back a special feeling coming back here."