3 days Ago By [email protected] (Robbie Copeland)
Christmas is approaching and you know what that means. Oh yes, the transfer blog is BACK! Clubs up and down the country are gearing up for the January sales and it's a window that's proved in the past it can turn the season on its head. For Celtic , it's likely to be a case of keeping what they have after a flying start, Nicolas Kuhn likely to attract interest after a stunning few months in green and white.
A striker appears to be the top priority after Brendan Rodgers admitted in the summer he wants a third choice to Kyogo and Adam Idah. Across the city, it's a less happy camp at Rangers who likely need one or two in to appease the punters who aren't exactly buzzing with how things have gone so far. They trail Celtic and Aberdeen by a mile and fans will be hoping the right signing or two can propel them back into a race they are at risk of falling out of.
As for the Dons, they could scarcely have imagined being neck and neck with Celtic at this junction, but they'll certainly take it, and Jimmy Thelin will be hoping for a quiet window. But he may not get it the way his team are playing - Jack MacKenzie attracted offers in the summer while Shayden Morris, among others, suddenly looks like a sellable asset. Hearts and Hibs will both be looking to strike deals as they occupy the bottom two spots.
And down south, Ruben Amorim may try to lure some of his Sporting CP heroes to Manchester United . A big January window awaits - stick with us for all the rumours and done deals LIVE. United open to Antony offers - and eye replacement Manchester United will listen to offers for Antony in the January transfer window.
And United boss Ruben Amorim has made Portuguese sensation Geovany Quenda his No.1 choice to replace the Brazilian flop in what will be a new-look team at Old Trafford. United chiefs are keen to off-load Antony and would be willing to loan him out if they can’t sell him.
The winger joined the club from Ajax in 2022 for £81.3million but has never made an impact. The 24-year-old has scored just 12 goals in 61 starts, and gone on to be labelled one of the worst signings in United’s history.
Despite United’s woeful start to this season, Antony has made just five appearances in all competitions. Simo demands Saints step up Simo Valakari hopes even his most experienced veterans are receptive to the training ground tweaks he believes can solve St Johnstone’s woes, writes Fraser Mackie. The Saints boss has been tackling some of the problems to have plagued the Perth side all season.
The international break has allowed extra coaching time ahead of the home test against Kilmarnock. Saints have leaked 27 goals in 13 games – the poorest defensive record in the division. They snapped up Bozo Mikulic and Barry Douglas from the free agent market but must wait until January to bolster further.
In the meantime, the manager believes the issues can be coached out of his struggling side. Most importantly, they are coachable if the player is open to the coaching. I can talk as much as I want.
But if the player thinks he already knows or he doesn’t care or he doesn’t need to improve on this, it’s difficult. There has to be that desire. Training and work can make us a better team.
We are talking now about the defending but if we attack good, we defend better. If we defend better, we attack better. In old school, there is that pride in defending.
The players need to enjoy these things. If you enjoy them, you smell the danger more. Clement eyed by Belgium Under-pressure Rangers gaffer Philippe Clement could be handed an Ibrox escape route as Belgian FA chiefs prepare to pull the trigger on Red Devils coach Domenico Tedesco.
The Belgium boss is on the brink of being sacked after his side’s shock Nations League defeat at the hands of Israel. And sources in the Ibrox manager’s homeland have told Record Sport he is among the leading contenders being considered as a replacement. Having made back-to-back foreign appointments with Roberto Martinez and Tedesco, there’s a desire among bosses at the Royal Belgian Football Association to go after a homegrown boss this time.
And Clement is being viewed as an early frontrunner. Former RB Leipzig coach Tedesco was appointed in February last year. But he’s now set to be axed after his side followed up a disappointing second-round exit from Euro 2024 with a disastrous Nations League campaign, which saw them avoid relegation to the B divisions only on goal difference.
The Belgian FA have recently hired Clement’s former Club Brugge mentor and chief executive Vincent Mannaert as their new sporting director and it’s understood he would be keen to reform a partnership that previously saw them lift two Belgian league titles together. Hello and welcome We're so back. The transfer blog is LIVE again as we bring you all the rumours and done deals and ramp up towards the January window.
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