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In the game itself, Celtic secured a comfortable win despite playing most of the match with ten men.

Former Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart received the first red card of his career in the 28th minute. Despite this setback, Celtic’s Reo Hatate, Matt O’Reilly, and Daizen Maeda found the back of the net to secure the 3-0 victory.

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Feyenoord vs Celtic: Live stream, TV Channel, Start time and Team news

Connor Holden — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 10:34:15 +0000

Feyenoord take on Celtic in the first game of Champions League Group E on Tuesday, 19th of September, at De Kuip, at 20:00 PM (BST).

The two sides have only faced once before, in the 1970 European Cup final, when Feyenoord beat Celtic 2-1 to lift the trophy, after a 1-1 scoreline in 90 minutes, and Feyenoord securing the trophy with a 117th minute goal.

Feyenoord won their last Eredivisie game, thrashing Heerenveen 6-1 at De Kuip. Goals from Luka Ivanusec, Mats Wieffer, Igor Paixao, Santiago Gimenez, Yakuba Minteh and Ondrej Lingr for Feyenoord and a goal for Heerenveen from Simon Olsson.

Celtic also won their last game, beating Dundee in the Scottish Premiership 3-0 at Celtic Park. Three second half goals from David Turnbull (p), Kyogo Furuhashi and Matt O’Riley secured the three points.

How to watch Feyenoord vs Celtic

Date: Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
Kickoff: 20:00 PM (BST)
TV Network: Bt Sport
Venue: De Kuip

Team News:

The key figure for Feyenoord Santiago Gimenez will be unavailable for the first Champions League tie due to suspension, however Lutsharel Geertruida will be back available after missing out for Netherlands against Ireland with a knock.

Celtic remain without Cameron Carter-Vickers and Marco Tillo. However new signings Luis Palma, Paulo Bernardo and Nat Phillips should be available to feature for the Hoops.

Predicted XI:

Feyenoord: Wellenreuther, Hartman, Hancko, Trauner, Geertruida, Timber, Wieffer, Ivanusec, Stengs, Paixao, Minteh.

Celtic: Hart, Taylor, Scales, Lagerbielke, Johnston, Turnbull, McGregor, O’Riley, Maeda, Furuhashi, Palma.

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Transfer news: Surprise Arsenal exit and potential replacements, Gabri Veiga to Chelsea or Liverpool & more

Fabrizio Romano — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:28:32 +0000

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Ajax

Official, completed. Ajax sign Benjamin Tahirovic on a permanent deal from AS Roma for a package worth close to €8.5m. Tahirovic will sign long term deal next week after medical tests planned in Amsterdam. Blow for Roma as Jose Mourinho is a big fan and said “he’s gonna become a top player” a few months ago.

Arsenal

There’s a concrete chance for Thomas Partey to leave Arsenal. Who could replace him? Why is Mikel Arteta taking this gamble? My thoughts and more exclusive details here.
Kai Havertz has been very clear with all parties involved in the deal: he wants to play for Arsenal after green light on contract this week. All personal terms have been agreed, and there’ll be a new bid from Arsenal soon. My understanding is that there is hope of getting this done after the international break.
Mikel Arteta approached by PSG? The truth – here.

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Atletico Madrid

Antoine Griezmann on PSG links: “I want to stay at Atletico Madrid. I’m very happy there and my family too. I wanna win La Liga with Atleti and try to do something special in Champions League.”

Barcelona

Barcelona are closing in on a deal with Athletico Paranaense for Vitor Roque, a verbal agreement is now at the final stages. Deal agreed for €35m plus €10m add ons as per MD — taxes/commission to be fixed soon. The player’s choice has been key here as he only wanted to join Barca, despite interest from three other European clubs. He’ll sign a contract until 2028, with Deco taking care of the situation.
Ansu Fati on his future: “My intention is to stay at Barcelona, keep going there as I’m under contract and I’m very happy. I want to keep growing at Barca, I’ve no doubts.”

Bayern Munich

The agreement between Bayern and Kim Min-jae is now at final stages, details to be sorted on a five-year deal. He’s prepared to accept, but it’s not signed yet. Kim’s release clause will become valid on July 1, so unless other clubs submit new bigger salary proposals by next week, Kim will join Bayern.
Gambian talented striker Mamin Sanyang (born 2003) is set to leave Bayern to join Hannover on a permanent transfer. It’s the second deal between Bayern and Hannover this week after Bright Arrey-Mbi’s permanent transfer was also completed.

Benfica

Several clubs are showing an interest in Benfica centre-back Tomas Araujo. Premier League and Bundesliga clubs are keen on the young defender. He’s currently on international duty with Portugal U21 and will then decide his future.

Celtic

Brendan Rodgers has agreed terms to become new Celtic head coach, deal in place — set to be finalised, here we go soon. Huge move for Celtic to replace Ange Postecoglou as negotiations started days ago and now finally set to be completed.

Chelsea

N’Golo Kante is joining Al Ittihad, it’s set to be announced. The French midfielder leaves Chelsea to sign a four-year contract with the Saudi giants, earning a total salary of €100m over the four years. The negotiations started on 6 June and it’s now all but done, the end of an era.
There was growing confidence at Chelsea last night for Kalidou Koulibaly to accept Al Hilal’s contract proposal, which will be valid until 2026. It’s about key details now.
Both Koulibaly to Al Hilal and Ziyech to Al Nassr deals are advancing well and fast. They could be finalised this week, with Chelsea to receive fees for both players.
Chelsea are alongside Liverpool in keeping informed on Gabri Veiga’s situation – the Blues will continue to discuss the potential deal internally for now.

Gabri Veiga to Chelsea or Liverpool?

Conor Gallagher is currently not involved in Chelsea’s negotiations with Brighton for the Moises Caicedo deal. Gallagher is wanted by West Ham and Newcastle, while Brighton have other priorities for the midfield.
Armando Broja is also not part of Chelsea’s negotiations with Brighton – Mauricio Pochettino wants to get a look at the talented young striker in pre-season. He’ll be ready to try to impress the new manager after returning from injury.

Inter Milan

Could Denzel Dumfries leave Inter this summer? Is there concrete interest from Man Utd and Chelsea? All you need to know here.

Liverpool

Liverpool remain well informed on Gabri Veiga’s situation at Celta Vigo, but there has been no bid as of now — the Reds’ focus is on more physical midfielders at this stage, with Khephren Thuram and Manu Kone on their list.
Jordan Henderson spoke to Jude Bellingham, so why did he choose Real Madrid? All you need to know here.

Manchester City

Manchester City made contact over Declan Rice on Friday – what’s the latest? Full details here.
Mateo Kovacic to City is really close, but how close were they with Jude Bellingham? Exclusive info here.

Manchester United

Manchester United have been linked with Denzel Dumfries, but who’s their priority instead? Full details here.

PSG

Luis Enrique to PSG is really close now, but what happened with Julian Nagelsmann and were there really talks with Mikel Arteta? Full details here.
Kylian Mbappe on leaving PSG as free agent in 2024: “I will stay at PSG next season then I will only decide my future in 2024. Many things can happen in one year, especially in a club like PSG.”
Antoine Griezmann on PSG links: “I want to stay at Atletico Madrid. I’m very happy there and my family too. I wanna win La Liga with Atleti and try to do something special in Champions League.”

Real Madrid

Jude Bellingham mentioned something interesting at his Real Madrid unveiling – full details and insight here.
Details of Joselu deal — he’s set to be unveiled as new Real Madrid player next week. All documents are signed. Florentino Perez answered to Madrid fans that Joselu will sign next week — deal is done, signed and sealed on loan with buy option clause. Real Madrid president also says that this will be their last signing for this summer.

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Southampton

Southampton’s talented young forward Dominic Ballard (born 2005) is one to watch on the market this summer as he’s considered a very interesting prospect. Three clubs in England and Germany are closely monitoring him as Ballad has just one year left on his contract at Southampton.
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Tottenham

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West Ham

Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher is wanted by West Ham this summer, and is not currently part of negotiations for Moises Caicedo, as Brighton have other targets in that position.
West Ham are preparing their first approach for Fulham’s Joao Palhinha. It’s not an easy deal with Fulham but he’s top of the list for West Ham to replace Arsenal target Declan Rice.

Wolves

Al Hilal and Wolves have completed the agreement for Ruben Neves to join the Saudi club for a fee of €55m. He had just one year left on his contract at Wolves.

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Leeds main player could decide to stay if the club appoints Brendan Rodgers

Andrew Walker — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 20:11:45 +0000

Following their relegation back to the Championship on the final day of last season, Leeds United are set for another busy and important summer transfer window.

Not only has manager Sam Allardyce already left his position, but several players are also expected to depart, including defender Robin Koch and Marc Roca.

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However, although winger Jack Harrison is another name heavily linked with leaving Elland Road, according to a recent report from TalkSPORT, the former Manchester City wide-man may prefer to stay in Yorkshire if the Whites opt to hire Brendan Rodgers are their next manager.

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Brendan Rodgers Celtic return all but sealed following positive talks

Mark Brus — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:47:10 +0000

Former Liverpool and Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is reportedly closing in on a return to Celtic to replace the departing Ange Postecoglou.

The Northern Irish tactician is now widely expected to make a return to Celtic following a positive round of talks, according to the Guardian, who say this now looks to be all but sealed.

Rodgers has had a difficult few months, with things ending badly for him at Leicester, despite previously bringing the team so much success, but it now looks like he could be about to land another big job.

Celtic will no doubt be thrilled to attract such a proven candidate after the success Rodgers had in his first spell at the club between 2016 and 2019.

Brendan Rodgers looks set to return to Celtic

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Postecoglou also did well during his time as Celtic manager, and that led to Tottenham swooping for him this summer as they sought a replacement for Antonio Conte.

It won’t be easy to build on what Postecoglou achieved at Celtic Park, but Rodgers is surely one of the strongest candidates the Scottish giants could have hoped for.

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Tottenham’s move for Ange Postecoglou could have big implications for West Ham

Jason Pettigrove — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 20:07:01 +0000

It’s been a tumultuous time for Ange Postecoglou after the Australian guided his Celtic side to a wonderful treble.

Just a few days after celebrating that wonderful achievement, it was announced he was heading south to become the new first-team manager at troubled Tottenham Hotspur.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ange Postecoglou as our new Head Coach on a four-year contract ?

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) June 6, 2023

Quite what he’ll make of the mess at White Hart Lane is anyone’s guess, but it appears that he’s up for what will be a significant challenge and, if he’s able to bring the good times back to the north Londoners, he’ll be lauded as their saviour.

In recent times both Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte have tried and failed to get the best out of the Spurs squad, so Postecoglou certainly has his work cut out.

In any event, his departure has opened up a position north of the border, and as Foot Mercato journalist, Santi Aouna tweeted, Celtic have West Ham’s David Moyes as their priority replacement.

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? Understand David Moyes is the priority at Celtic Glasgow to replace Ange Postecoglou who has already agreed a deal with Tottenham.

? Brendan Rodgers is West Ham's leading candidate if David Moyes leaves the Hammers. Paulo Fonseca is also in the list. pic.twitter.com/0OLZwEusww

— Santi Aouna (@Santi_J_FM) June 5, 2023

Moyes still has the small matter of the Europa Conference final to negotiate on Wednesday evening, and whether or not the Hammers are successful against Fiorentina, it isn’t clear if the Scot wants to leave the east Londoners in any event.

If they fail to beat the Italians, given their poor domestic campaign, the Hammers board may decide it’s time for a change.

Aouna believes that should Moyes go, then former Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers, is in pole position to set up camp at the London Stadium.

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British manager in pole position to replace David Moyes this month

Magnus Eriksen — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 12:05:23 +0000

Former Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is reportedly emerging as the favourite to become the new West Ham manager in case David Moyes leaves after tomorrow night’s Europa Conference League final against Fiorentina.

It’s not been the best season for the Hammers domestically, though they can undoubtedly end on a real high if they get a win and lift a trophy tomorrow evening.

Still, Moyes’ long-term future has looked uncertain for a while now and it seems Rodgers is the man most likely to take over from the Scottish tactician if he does step down.

Rodgers has long been rated very highly and was also linked with the Tottenham job recently before it went to Ange Postecoglou instead.

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