Saracchi deal under threat from MLS
Celtic risk losing Marcelo Saracchi as MLS clubs enter the race for the left-back. He's just finished a successful season-long loan and Martin O'Neill wants him permanently, but Boca Juniors' asking price is now attracting interest from the United States. His agent, Pablo Oliveira, confirmed the situation is unresolved: "Boca want to sell, Celtic want to buy, but the clubs haven't agreed a fee yet." (1)
Iheanacho wants to stay, but O'Neill wants a target man
Kelechi Iheanacho wants to stay at Celtic after winning two trophies in ten months. "It has been crazy, to be fair. I have done ten months, and I have won two trophies. I am happy, excited, so is my family, friends and everyone," he said. But O'Neill is weighing up his future regardless, and is targeting a physical striker with Daizen Maeda expected to move on. Johnny Kenny, Shin Yamada, and Callum Osmand are the other forwards in the squad. (2)
New goalkeeper on the radar
Celtic are chasing Wolfsberger goalkeeper Nikolas Polster as the search for Kasper Schmeichel's successor heats up. Schmeichel has retired, and Polster is emerging as a concrete target for the summer window. (1)