⚽️ Two goals at the World Cup! @mcgowan_stephen exclusively reported in March that Celtic were interested in a move for Elijah Just ahead of the summer transfer window. His agent, Gustaf Grauers, previously told @JoshMcCafferty7 that Just will decide his future after featuring at the summer tournament with New Zealand, for whom he already has 45 caps. The case for Celtic to sign Just is stronger than that of any other player in Scotland's top flight. He played 35 times for Motherwell in last season's Premiership and contributed to 14 goals, scoring seven and assisting as many. Is there value for Celtic recruiting from the Scottish Premiership? ➡️ celticway.co.uk/news/2617899…

Celtic's arrival list will be long this summer and value has to be found. Is the Scottish Premiership viable for recruitment? @JoshMcCafferty7 looks at close-to-home players who could strengthen Martin O’Neill's squad depth. ➡️ celticway.co.uk/opinion/2617…

✍️ In life and in football, you sometimes just have to be in the right place at the right time. For Agathe, that was Easter Road in August 2000. Making his third appearance for the Leith club, Agathe scored twice in a 5-1 win over Dundee. Then-Celtic manager Martin O'Neill was in the stands to scout goalkeeper Rab Douglas. He ultimately killed two birds with one stone, promptly securing the services of Agathe, too. "Martin was late for the game," Agathe says, 25 years on. "He saw one of the goals. And after the game, he called me. "I didn't believe him. My English was still very poor. At the time it was very, very bad. So I put the phone down. "Then he called me back. And the day after I was at Celtic, I negotiated my contract with him. Amazing. "I think sometimes life is very funny. You need to be in a certain place, and Martin was the right manager for me." Agathe initially failed his Celtic medical. But O'Neill overruled the conditioning staff and forced the transfer through. It bore significant fruit, with Agathe enjoying a career most youngsters from his native Reunion Island could only dream of. 🗣️ Didier Agathe opens up on his £50,000 move to Celtic in an exclusive interview with @JoshMcCafferty7. 🔗 celticway.co.uk/interviews/2…

💵 Joining #Celtic for £50,000 🇪🇸 Why he thinks the team lost in Seville 👥 Seeing Martin O’Neill at church 🇯🇵 Racing Daizen Maeda Exclusive interview w/ Didier Agathe for @celticway1888. ⤵️ celticway.co.uk/interviews/2…

✍️ "He makes you believe that you play for himself, for Martin." You would struggle to find a player with a bad word to say about O'Neill. The current Celtic squad rave about his motivational methods. But he often keeps himself to himself. Throughout last season, O'Neill lived in a hotel in Glasgow. "It's very difficult to understand the man," admits Didier Agathe, reflecting on his time at Celtic. "We tried to understand the manager all the time to see if he's angry or not. Martin hides everything, you don't know him really. "But one thing I know about him is every time at Sunday at 9pm, I went to the church and he was there, he was at the church. So I know he was a fervent Catholic at the time. So I believe that deep inside he's got principles. "So probably the man management for him was also part of him. The player to consider, the kit man, to the cleaner, to the chef in the restaurant, the same way. You're not bigger than them. "Then because of this, he managed to put everyone together in the club. And it's why he's very good at winning, because he gives the belief to everyone who is around him." 🗣️ Didier Agathe reflects on his time playing under Martin O'Neill in an exclusive interview with @JoshMcCafferty7. 🔗 celticway.co.uk/interviews/2…

🗣️ Exclusive interview w/ Didier Agathe, who now lives out in Bangkok. He speaks candidly about his £50,000 move to #Celtic, losing the UEFA Cup final and gives some great insight into Martin O'Neill the man. celticway.co.uk/interviews/2…

🗣️ "It brought to the surface attitudes that you'd prefer didn't exist..." Interim Celtic chairman Brian Wilson has taken aim at the 'absurd' narrative surrounding the end of season finale against Hearts. ➡️ celticway.co.uk/interviews/2…

Martin O'Neill's return has been officially confirmed by Celtic. The 74-year-old has signed a one-year deal, with the option of a further 12 months. 🔗 celticway.co.uk/interviews/2…

Celtic are still holding talks with key members of Martin O'Neill's backroom staff, delaying the announcement confirming his return. The two sides are a distance apart on a contractual agreement. ✍️ @mcgowan_stephen exclusive. ➡️ celticway.co.uk/news/2618451…

#Celtic heading to Portugal for their 2026/27 pre-season training camp and will play Sporting CP on July 14 at Estadio Algarve. Team were based at Benfica Campus last year, just south of Lisbon. celticway.co.uk/interviews/2…

#Celtic confirm two further pre-season friendlies after AC Milan announcement. Team will play Shelbourne at Tolka Park on Tuesday, July 7 - 6pm kick-off. Trip to face Sporting CP at Estadio Algarve awaits the following Tuesday, July 14 - 7:30pm kick-off.

#Celtic’s first pre-season fixture announced. They will play AC Milan at Celtic Park on Saturday, July 25. Three o’clock kick-off. Milan boast the likes of Rafael Leao, Adrien Rabiot, and Christian Pulisic. Ironically, neither team officially has a manager in place just now.

📺 Josh and Ryan discuss fresh transfer interest in Arne Engels and how much Celtic can expect to make from the Belgian this summer. The club's academy is also covered in today's morning briefing. ➡️ youtube.com/live/gMywdEcDX3k…

📺 Josh and Tony return to discuss news of Reo Hatate's potential Celtic exit and whether the club will back Martin O'Neill in the summer transfer window. ➡️ youtube.com/live/GDwfReh5bXE…

✍️ There is a lot to be said for a footballer who wants to be where they are. After winning the Scottish Cup, his goal sealing a 3-1 win over Dunfermline in the final, Kelechi Iheanacho nailed his colours to the mast. "I love the supporters, I love them all," he said. "Everyone in the streets of Glasgow, people recognise me. I am happy. The whole of Glasgow is a great city. "Hopefully, I will be here next season. I am really happy to wear a Celtic shirt and to play for them with all my heart." On the morning of that cup final against the Pars, Iheanacho stopped then-interim manager Martin O'Neill in the hotel lift and asked if, firstly, he would be given another year with Celtic, and secondly, whether O'Neill would be sticking around too. In the final weeks of the campaign, Iheanacho's burning desire shone through. He loved geeing up the crowd, and after each run-in victory, he posted on Instagram, urging supporters to 'stay with us'. Iheanacho has always maintained to O'Neill that his fitness was adequate to regularly start matches. Celtic's sports science team respectfully disagreed, hence his super-sub role. Clearly, Iheanacho knows deep down that he must improve. After winning the title against Hearts, the Celtic players were granted the Sunday and Monday off. Iheanacho wasn't spotted in any pictures with his teammates out and about celebrating in Glasgow. Instead, he travelled down to Manchester for one-on-one training sessions. For O'Neill, retaining Iheanacho for 2026/27 is contingent on one key factor. "If the club were to keep him, then it's really to do with a proper pre-season for him," O'Neill said, after the striker's winner away to Hibs last month. "He would have to do it, and I think that he would benefit greatly from that, where you're getting three or four weeks' work into him before the season starts, which I think he needs." @JoshMcCafferty7 on the Iheanacho question with Celtic yet to decide whether they will take up the year-extension option on his contract. 🔗 celticway.co.uk/opinion/2615…

▪️The four most credible targets so far ▪️Squad and position analysis ▪️Most likely exits John and Josh kick off a series of regular summer transfer shows with a full look at the starting point for Martin O'Neill and Celtic's recruitment staff. ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=3NEB_p8h…

This latest managerial process sparks more questions about #Celtic's long-term planning but the team could not be in safer hands for 2026/27. From overseeing a sizeable rebuild to qualifying for the Champions League, it's a big summer for Martin O'Neill. celticway.co.uk/news/2617158…

📺 John and Josh get together to discuss the breaking news that Martin O'Neill has agreed terms to stay on as Celtic manager. What it means for the squad rebuild, stability going into next year and his undeniable winning record, plus lots more! 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=vUXlGLRR…

Martin O’Neill will be in the #Celtic dugout again next season.

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