Adam Idah, the player Celtic has been targeting, has traveled with Norwich City to Belgium for a pre-season game against Club Brugge. This news has disappointed fans who were hoping for his arrival in Glasgow after a cryptic Instagram post hinted at a possible flight to the city. Football pundit Danny Mills has expressed his support for Idah’s move to Glasgow and believes Norwich City needs to make a decision soon on whether to let the player go.
In other transfer news, Celtic has turned to Kasper Schmeichel, who recently left Anderlecht, and Viljami Sinisalo from Aston Villa to fill their goalkeeping vacancy. This decision came after complications arose in securing first-choice goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher from Liverpool. Rangers’ inclusion of Sam Lammers in a friendly with Leeds United Under-21s suggests that the forward may not have a future at Ibrox following his return from a loan spell at Utrecht. Lammers may need to reduce his wage demands by half to secure a move to Dutch football, according to journalist Leon ten Voorde.
Aberdeen is looking to take winger Jeremy Sarmiento on a season-long loan to Brighton & Hove Albion, but faces competition from Cardiff City and Ipswich Town for the 22-year-old. Manager Jimmy Thelin plans to leverage his knowledge of the Scandinavian leagues to bring new players to the club. Motherwell is set to receive a significant fee from Auxerre for striker Theo Bair, with potential future add-ons included.
Karamoko Dembele, a former highly rated teenager for Celtic and Scotland, is being pursued by Bolton Wanderers after a successful loan spell at Blackpool from French side Brest. St Johnstone is on the verge of signing England schoolboy international Aaran Cocks, who impressed as a trialist in pre-season. However, the 18-year-old is expected to be sent out on loan to Forfar Athletic immediately after joining. Dimitar Mitov believes his move to Aberdeen could solidify his position as the first choice goalkeeper for the Bulgarian national team.