{"id":371963,"date":"2025-08-25T09:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/371963\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:16:15","slug":"scottish-gossip-balikwisha-patterson-kenny-vardy-stengs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/371963\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish gossip: Balikwisha, Patterson, Kenny, Vardy, Stengs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Scotland full-back <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Nathan Patterson<\/b> is in talks over a season-long loan move to Sevilla from Everton. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SkySportsLyall\/status\/1959873598711304365\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Lyall Thomas on X), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Youssef Chermiti<\/b> is on <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Rangers<\/b>&#8216; list of centre forward targets, with Everton keen on sending the Portugal Under-21 international out on loan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rangersreview.co.uk\/features\/25412805.rangers-striker-transfer-status-miovski-interest-exit-potential\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Rangers Review &#8211; subscription required), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Michel-Ange Balikwisha<\/b> was given an emotional send-off by fans and his Royal Antwerp team-mates on Sunday as the winger gets set to join <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Celtic<\/b> in a \u00a35m deal. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/15252364\/celtic-balikwisha-transfer-waves-goodbye-royal-antwerp-fans\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Scottish Sun), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Bolton Wanderers are not giving up on top transfer target <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Johnny Kenny<\/b> and are planning one final bid to try and get a deal over the line for the <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Celtic<\/b> striker. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/bolton-wont-give-137188667?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_fan&amp;utm_content=web_share\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Alan Nixon \/ Patreon), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Jamie Vardy<\/b>, linked with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Celtic<\/b>, is &#8220;an incredible striker that would make any team better&#8221;, says the Scottish champions&#8217; goalkeeper <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Kasper Schmeichel<\/b>, who played with the 38-year-old at Leicester City. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/15251934\/kasper-schmeichel-speaks-jamie-vardy-reunion-celtic\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Scottish Sun), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Leicester City and Pisa lead the way in the race to sign <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Celtic<\/b>-linked <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Calvin Stengs<\/b> from Feyenoord. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraaf.nl\/sport\/voetbal\/twee-buitenlandse-clubs-willen-calvin-stengs-weghalen-bij-feyenoord\/85630988.html\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(De Telegraaf &#8211; in Dutch), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ibrox great Ally McCoist thinks <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Rangers<\/b> looked &#8220;really soft&#8221; in Sunday&#8217;s draw at St Mirren and is concerned by Hamza Igamane&#8217;s refusal to come off the bench saying it would be &#8220;absolutely diabolical&#8221; if the substitute&#8217;s claims of an injury was not the case. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/ally-mccoist-appalled-new-rangers-35786810\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(, external<\/a>talkSPORT via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/ally-mccoist-appalled-new-rangers-35786810\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Record), external<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scotland full-back Nathan Patterson is in talks over a season-long loan move to Sevilla from Everton. 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