{"id":21783,"date":"2026-07-27T06:24:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T06:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=21783"},"modified":"2026-07-27T06:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T06:24:42","slug":"transfer-news-live-as-celtic-and-rangers-plus-hearts-aberdeen-and-hibs-eye-signings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=21783","title":{"rendered":"Transfer news LIVE as Celtic and Rangers plus Hearts, Aberdeen and Hibs eye signings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div tabindex=\"0\">\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_66a192\">Is the \u00a311m arrival of Kasper Hogh a statement signing from Celtic?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">KEITH JACKSON:<\/strong> Yes. Celtic&#8217;s supporters have quite rightly been demanding more ambition from the men upstairs for some time. Hogh&#8217;s capture is proof that the penny has finally dropped and should bring the temperature down considerably ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">ANDY NEWPORT:<\/strong> It\u2019s a start but when you consider the club just raked in \u00a310m by selling Maeda, so it\u2019s effectively a net \u00a31m outlay. The fans are right to demand an awful lot more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">SCOTT McDERMOTT<\/strong> It should. Celtic has been slow in getting players in but they&#8217;ve now secured two proven Champions League strikers for a combined \u00a315 million &#8211; albeit while losing Daizen Maeda at the same time. Punters will obviously still want a lot more but it&#8217;s a decent start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">MICHAEL GANNON:<\/strong> It\u2019s a serious signing given Hogh\u2019s Champions League experience. Camilo Duran is off to a flyer as well, so it should take some of the heat off the board. The gears turn slowly at Parkhead but this should show fans the club means business, and they will get there eventually when it comes to landing top level recruits.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_66a192\">Should Rangers push the boat out to bring Vaclav Cerny back to Ibrox?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">KEITH:<!-- --><\/strong>  Absolutely. <!-- -->Derek McInnes is crying out for a right winger and Cerny is a tried and tested performer in the Scottish top flight. He won&#8217;t come cheaply but the craft and experience the Czech offers would be worth every penny.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">ANDY:<\/strong> Not at the kind of numbers being spoken about. He\u2019s on \u00a340,000 plus per week in Turkey and will cost \u00a310m to bring back to Scotland. The total package would work out at \u00a318m over a four year deal. At 28, Gers would be unlikely to get much of that back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">SCOTT:<\/strong> If it&#8217;s a deal that can be done within the budget, yes. Cerny&#8217;s numbers were terrific during his loan spell at Ibrox. He&#8217;d be a ready-made starter for Derek McInnes on the flank, which is something the team needs. If possible, it should be a no-brainer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">MICHAEL:<\/strong>Rangers need pace and creativity, especially from the wide areas, so it would make sense to see if they can strike a deal for Cerny. It might be too much of a leap financially for a 28-year-old but if they sit tight and perhaps get him on loan it would be a neat bit of business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the \u00a311m arrival of Kasper Hogh a statement signing from Celtic? 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