Celtic are reeling after last night’s embarrassment but they still have transfer business to conduct
19:02, 27 Aug 2025Updated 22:58, 27 Aug 2025
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers(Image: SNS Group)
Their cataclysmic failure to qualify for the Champions League appears to have wrought havoc on Celtic‘s transfer plans – but there’s still plenty of comings and goings expected before next week’s deadline.
And one star who looks set to be offski to make room is winger Yang.
It was reported earlier that after their exit to Kairat Almaty last night torpedoed a £42m pay day and sent Celtic tumbling into the far less lucrative Europa League, Brendan Rodgers’ plans to add another winger after Michel-Ange Balikwisha had taken a major blow.
Jakob Breum is said to no longer be on the table as things stand, but that could of course change if funds can be raised by moving players on.
South Korean winger Yang is one of the obvious dispensable players and he is reportedly a late window target for cash-rich Birmingham City where he could reunite with Kyogo.
The English Championship side haven’t been shy in shopping north of the border since the arrival of former Hoops coach Chris Davies as boss.
Sky Sports and others report the 23-year-old has emerged as a target for City late in the window.
Balikwisha is still on his way, as is left-back Marcelo Saracchi, and we understand the plan prior to their Champions League humiliation was to add at least one more winger – and perhaps another striker beyond that.
Our man Michael Gannon suspected even before last night’s catastrophe that the latter may only happen if interest in Daizen Maeda firms up and it may be that the transfer vultures gear up to take advantage of Celtic’s weakened negotiating position in the days ahead – though it would still take a mega offer to tempt them to part with last year’s player of the season.
If they were to move on Maeda for big bucks then other striker targets could be revisited.
Slovan Bratislava’s David Strelec has been of interest in the past while Lorient’s Sambou Soumano has been floated.
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