Norwich’s Idah close to Celtic move

Norwich’s Idah close to Celtic move – gossip

McCarthy, Van Hooijdonk

Adam Idah, 22, is close to signing a loan agreement with the option to buy after the Scottish champions decided not to

pursue Bologna’s Sydney Van Hooijdonk. Idah made it clear to Norwich City manager David Wagner that he wants to

The Dutch striker Sydney van Hooijdonk, who will undergo medical testing on Wednesday, has agreed to join Norwich

City on loan from Bologna until the end of the season with the option to buy. (On X, Fabricio Romano)

Due to an injury to teammate center-back Cameron Carter-Vickers, Celtic has suspended the 23-year-old Sweden

international’s loan move to Lecce with a buyout option. The Serie A club is still awaiting word on the outcome of this

decision. (Sky Sports)

Gustaf Lagerbielke, a 23-year-old center-half who has dreamed of playing in Serie A since he was a young child, says he

wants to move from Celtic to Lecce. (Tuttomercatoweb)

Volos offered to loan James McCarthy to Celtic, but the Scottish Premiership leaders rejected it because they wanted a

bigger share of the 33-year-old midfielder’s salary to be paid by the Greek Super League team. McCarthy hasn’t played

for the Glasgow club since October 2022. (Sky Sports)

The 24-year-old midfielder for the Rangers, Jose Cifuentes, has a real option to go on loan to the Brazilian team

Cruzeiro, but the sides are still debating wages. (On X, Adriano Savalli)

After Rangers reached an agreement with Rizespor over the weekend, before interest from Brazil surfaced, the

Ecuadorian midfielder expressed his disinterest in moving to Turkey’s Super Lig, Jose Cifuentes’ transfer to Cruzeiro is

expected to be finalized soon. (Review of Rangers)

Oscar Cortes, a 20-year-old winger from Colombia, is eager to join Rangers on loan from Lens with a buyout option, and

he is currently in Scotland to finish the transfer. (On X, Adriano Savalli)

APOEL Nicosia claims that due to Rangers’ effort to sign the left-back, they haven’t spoken to Jefte in five days.

amidst Rangers’ attempt to get the left-back off loan from Cypriots, who also assert they haven’t spoken to the other two

teams, and sign him from parent club Fluminese. (Review of Rangers)

Bundesliga team Mainz is mulling a loan bid for Rangers winger Rabbi Matondo, a 23-year-old Wales international.

(Still)

Wales’ Rabbi Matondo, a winger, is keen to stick with Rangers and compete for a starting spot because Brighton & Hove

Albion loanee Abdallah Sima is now out with an injury. (Scottish Football)

Hugo Cuypers, a 26-year-old striker for Gent, has a good profile, but Rangers will not be signing him, a report in

Belgium states. (Record Daily)

Heart of Midlothian will not be able to finalize talks with Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland about a new deal until

after the January transfer window closes. Both sides are at ease with his current circumstances, and there has been no

formal contact from another club for the 28-year-old. (Record Daily)

Hearts, Hibernian, and an English Championship team are all keeping an eye on Livingston left-back James Penrice, a

25-year-old who has six months left on his current contract and is free agent in the summer. (Sky Sports)

In their attempt to sign Watford center-half Mattie Pollock, 22, and Wigan Athletic defender Jason Kerr, 26, on a loan,

Aberdeen has experienced a setback. Journal & Press)