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6th October 2024; Victoria Park, Dingwall, Scotland: Scottish Premiership Football, Ross County versus Celtic; Paulo Bernardo of Celtic Paulo Bernardo has been warned to step up for Celtic in their pre-season preparations – or risk being shown the door. The Portuguese midfielder, who swapped agent recently, has not featured for the Hoops since March when he played a bit-part role as his side swept Motherwell aside in Scottish Premiership action.

23rd May 2026; Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland; Scottish Cup Final Football, Celtic versus Dunfermline; Celtic interim manager Martin ONeill with Celtic interim assistant manager Shaun Maloney Celtic interim coach Mark Fotheringham with the trophy Martin O’Neill has revealed it was his fault Celtic delayed the agreements for Shaun Maloney and Mark Fotheringham to return to the club.

18th January 2026; Rugby Park, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland: Scottish Cup Football, Auchinleck Talbot versus Celtic; Johnny Kenny of Celtic celebrates after he shoots and scores with his effort is ruled out by VAR Martin O’Neill has acknowledged the improvements made by Johnny Kenny from his loan stint at Bolton Wanderers. The Irish striker spent last term with the League One side at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.

19th April 2026; Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland; Scottish Cup Football, Celtic versus St Mirren; Kelechi Iheanacho of Celtic roars in celebration Martin O’Neill has addressed Celtic’s desire to keep hold of both Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi. The pair have both left Parkhead following the conclusion of last season with the Nigerian holding out hope for a new contract and the latter having has Boca Juniors exit to thrash out.

Football Soccer - Ajax Amsterdam v Manchester United - UEFA Europa League Final - Friends Arena, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden - 24/5/17 Ajax's David Neres comes on as a substitute to replace Kasper Dolberg Reuters / Phil Noble Livepic Kasper Dolberg has been told he can find a new club after Ajax left him out of their pre-season planning. The Danish striker, 28, was on Celtic’s transfer radar last summer before he moved to the Dutch giants from Anderlecht for close to £8million.

Shelbourne's man of the match Sean Gannon: Credit Shelbourne FC There were not many surprises last night in Celtic’s opening pre-season fixture against Shelbourne in Cork. Martin O’Neill started the evening with some heavy hitters and some more youthful options before changing his XI at the break as his side left with a 1-1 draw. Shels had taken the lead from the penalty spot late on before the rarely spotted Shin Yamada slotted home a spot-kick of his own in stoppage time.

Martin O’Neill has revealed he plans to “intensify” Celtic’s workload this pre-season after a hectic period last season. The Hoops are currently travelling to Portugal for their summer training camp following time spent in Republic of Ireland. O’Neill’s side played a friendly against Shelbourne in Cork last night in what ended in a 1-1 draw but the manager is adamant it is all about fitness levels at this stage of the process.

Former Celtic academy player Daniel Church has announced his retirement from football at just 25 after a long battle with injuries. The left-back spent 13 years at Celtic as he came through the club’s youth system, but his career has now been brought to an early end. Church confirmed the news in an emotional post on Instagram, explaining that the decision had been taken out of his hands. Church wrote: “Football has been a massive part of my life for as long as I can remember.

3CMJYGF Lisbon, Portugal. 16th Sep, 2025. Estadio da Luz Camilo Duran of Qarabag FK during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match between SL Benfica and Qarabag FK at Estadio da Luz on September 16, 2025 UEFA Champions League League Phase MD1 - SL Benfica vs Qarabag FK (Valter Gouveia/SPP) Credit: SPP Sport Press Photo.

Haissem Hassan’s situation at Real Oviedo is now one to keep an eye on from a Celtic point of view, with fresh reports in Spain claiming the Hoops have made a move for the winger. The 23-year-old caught attention with his World Cup display for Egypt against Argentina, where he set up a goal and caused problems from the wide areas. That performance looks to have added to the interest already around him this summer. Fondo Segunda claim Celtic have made an offer worth around €4million for Hassan.