Celtic's 2025/26 Summer transfer window: needed and wanted!

Think we need a good few out tbh. Not because they are * but to keep things fresh. Right now we've got too many that have been here a while and won everything. You need thet desire from new players to keep it up.

 

My personal view is we need to be ruthless with keeping our players, partially because it’s the best for player trading and also because we play in a backwards league and players can lose interest quickly.

A core of players we can keep (i.e. McGregor, CCV, AJ, Jota, Maeda, KT) then the rest of the team should be players who are here 2 seasons at most

 

Brendan Rodgers insists that Celtic cannot afford to be complacent and that they must always be ambitious domestically and in Europe or else it's the manager who will part company with the club.


Rodgers reckons that the Celtic board should be striving to freshen things up by spending big on new players in the summer to improve in Europe.

The Irishman angrily questioned his players' mentality and accused some of his men of hitting a comfort zone after last week's 1-0 shock defeat to St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park as Celtic blew the chance to clinch the Scottish Premiership in front of their home supporters at Parkhead against Kilmarnock on Saturday.

The 52-year-old is determined to see the club improve again this summer by recruiting more new blood.

Rodgers who will embark on the third year of his three-year contract next season said: "The club and the board have been great, you look at how we've improved in the summer, improved the squad, we will look to do that again in the summer, we can't afford to be complacent, we always want to progress, we can't afford to be content.

"My ambition and the club's ambition will be to always improve and be better, whether it's facilities, whether it's on the field and we'll look to do that again in the summer.


"I think it's all about improvement. I think naturally what you have at our club, and you guys will have seen it, reporting on the club over many years, there is a natural slide of players that move out and come in every three or four years.

"So, I think naturally that will happen. It's the nature of our model here, but it's also the nature of players being here and maybe either hoping to move on or wanting to come away from the pressure that's here because three or four years of it, it's a lot of pressure.

"I just think it's a natural progression for here but we always have to be ready to replace any players that go and the most important thing for us is improvement.

"We always want to improve the team, improve the hunger in the team, that's always key because one of the ways to succeed and guard against what I've been talking about, is you need the freshness. It's either that or the manager goes.

"It's as simple as that. There's no rocket science in it. You cannot be at a club for a long period of time with the same group of players.

"Likewise, the same group of players need a different voice but at this moment, it will be about improving the squad. I think change is needed. I think that's the point. I think that freshness and that new energy coming into your squad alleviates any of that

"We will bring players in to challenge the squad and the team for the summer. That's natural for any team.

"However this team does at the end of the season, come the end, we want to improve it. because you can't just sit on that as the team needs the competition. So, either way, we will look to improve the squad."

The defending champions could retain their fourth consecutive league crown this weekend and seal their 55th title and 13th flag success in 14 years with a victory over Derek McInnes' side and a Rangers loss on Sunday to Aberdeen at Pittodrie.

 

A wee warning to the board as well in there, back BR and refresh the squad or get someone else in to manage them

 

Well said. I have a feeling the squad will look much different come the end of August.

 

We've had a brilliant season overall, thanks to him and we've also tailed off a fair bit, which he also takes the blame for..

Ones things for sure, he isn't messing about though in terms of what we need. That's January he rightly called it out, over and over actually. Then has made it pretty obvious he's no happy with the levels of some in the squad. Now talking about being backed again or else he's away..

Big summer incoming with more money than ever. We'll see..

 

It needed said and he's no been shy this time around. Freshen things up, improve on quality, and push as far as we can in Europe and maintain domestic dominance.

It's not too much to ask now is it

 

Telling ye now without guaranteed UCL income dont expect much they have said we need to keep cash for when we dont qualify and with a playoff round we aren't certain to do it next season.

 

Who wrote that? Because I'm trying to find the part where Rodgers says he's leaving if the board don't match his ambitions.

 

CB 2 if ccv moves on preferably one who can play fullback too


CDM A Victor Wanyama type not necessarily one gifted on the ball just a pure ball winner

Winger a Daizen esque winger with a bit better technical ability

Striker we need a true poacher goal scorer if he was also big and powerful it would be great

plus

KT
Schlupp

 

CB is a major issue for us.
Does anyone trust BR to sort it out, given his track record with signing center halfs?
Who was the last decent CH he signed??
He spunked 12M on Rocki Larger and Trusty recently and neither has set the heather on fire.
Right now, I would punt all 3 and look to bring in 2.

 

Jesus that’s a big ask that. Daizen’* 30 goals, 9 assists or so, and even without that if it’s been Daizen before this season without those massive numbers a Daizen with more technical ability would be a massive ask.

He’s such a unique player, CCV’s interview about Bayern players going over his stats, running, pressing etc and being like * is this guy. And still getting caught out by it, guys at Bayerns level. If there’s another player like him in football, I’d be surprised, one with more ability? He’d already be at the very top level.

 

The fact Nawrocki and Lagerbielke didn’t even get a sniff of a chance here, I’d imagine both had already been identified and were coming here. Especially Lagerbielke.

 

Celtic have been crowned champions - but Brendan Rodgers' attention will quickly turn to their title defence.

A tough playoff path to the Champions League main stage aways the Scottish Premiership winners next season - and business looks set to boom at Parkhead this summer with preparations for the upcoming transfer window ramping up


In-demand Brondby star Mathias Kvistgaarden saw a January transfer move to Celtic fail to get the green light


However, the club could be back in the summer for a deal - if they can hit a bumper price tag.

Former Danish title winner turned pundit Francis Dickoh reckons that sporting director Benjamin Schmedes will demand at least £11million to allow the forward to leave Celtic.

He told Viaplay: "It will be Benjamin Schmedes' job to come up with around 100 million kroner(£11.3mllion


"I'm not sure that exactly 100 million kroner needs to be on the table before they say yes to it, but if you get there I think they will also say yes."

Reports in France have touted towering Guingamp midfielder Kalidou Sidibe with a move to Glasgow's east end - with some stating a £1.7m bid has already been put on the table


And club president Fred Le Grand has admitted that the 6'6 player is among the players who the Ligue 2 side have fielded interest in - and could be forced to sell in the summer to balance the books.

After the club reported a €7.4million loss, the chief told Ouest-France: "To combat this structural deficit, we plan to sell at least €3million in player sales each season.

"This has been the case for the past four years. We've even gone well beyond this in some seasons, notably last year when we made €6million in transfers.


"This has been the case for the past four years. We've even gone well beyond this in some seasons, notably last year when we made €6million in transfers.

"Ultimately, we have two or three million left to save each season. We continue to believe in our model, which is to offer a spotlight to young players, whether they're trained or post-trained at the club

"We've done that pretty well over the past four seasons. That will be the case again this summer; clubs have already inquired about five or six of our players - Picard, Siwe, Sidibé, Sissoko, Nair."

The Hoops also looks set to land a boost to their coffers with Bayer Leverkusen star Jeremie Frimpong attracting interest - which would see Celtic bank a bumper sell-on payday


BILD report that Liverpool are ready to snap up the 24-year-old in the summer as a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold - and are already eyeing Juventus defender Nicolo Savona as a replacement.

A €40million (£34million) price tag has reportedly been set by the Bundesliga side for the defender

The Scottish Premiership champions hold a 30 percent sell-on fee as part of the £11million deal that allowed Frimpong to leave the club for Leverkusen back in January 2021


One deal that is up in the air is a permanent exit for Luis Palma. Olympiacos reportedly hold a £4million option to buy the winger in the summer.

SDNA report that the club do not want to pay the buy-out but could negotiate over the valuation of the Honduran

 

If Kvistgaarden is the man we want, you'd like to think we'd go to 11 mill, it's the same as we paid for Engels off the back of a much more profitable season

 

We will do nothing till August.. gonna be another long summer reading this stuff

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Except for bringing in an absolute top quality LB on a free from Arsenal ye mean?

 

I do think we will have a very quiet summer. Don't expect much tbh.

Having a qualifier for UCL
Brendan less than a year on his deal

2 massive factors in terms of outgoings.

If we get a striker, CM and winger think that will be our whack.

Focus more on getting players out for me this summer.

 

There isn't a chance we're having a quiet summer

 

Hopefully not mate but if I set my bar low then gives me less to moan about