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Scotsman
7 minutes ago
- Scotsman
Rangers bids, Celtic icon set for move, Hibs locked in talks, Hearts clock ticking
Oliver Antman is closing in on a move to Rangers. | Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images All the latest transfer news involving Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, Hibs and more Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Your best bits of transfer stories and gossip from the world of Scottish football this Sunday morning: Antman Rangers deal is now close Rangers hope to conclude the signing of Finland internationalist Oliver Antman in the coming days after it emerged that a £3million deal for the Go Ahead Eagles winger has been agreed. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Ibrox boss Russell Martin wants further reinforcements across his squad, but particularly in the attacking wide areas, and 23-year-old Antman looks set to become Rangers' ninth signing of the transfer window. Oliver Antman is closing in on a move to Rangers. | Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images Martin refused to be drawn on Antman specifically after Saturday's disappointing 1-1 draw with Motherwell, but did say: 'We need some better players to help us, for sure. We need some players that we feel will do what we're asking them to do all the time.' Martin added to his attacking options earlier in the week with the loan signing of 17-year-old Mikey Moore from Tottenham Hotspur. Martin has say on Dessers Meanwhile, Martin has confirmed that Rangers have rejected a bid for their striker Cyriel Dessers. The Nigerian, who was the club's top goalscorer last season, came on as a late substitute against Motherwell and has been persistently linked with a move this summer. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Dessers was one of the only Rangers players to be namechecked positively by Martin after the draw at Fir Park and he could now start against Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League qualifier on Tuesday after another largely ineffective No 9 performance from Danilo. Rangers have received a bid for Cyriel Dessers. | SNS Group 'Cyriel Dessers is the only guy in the building who's in the squad today that we've actually had a bid for,' said Martin. 'We turn it down, I chat to Cyriel, he's dealt with it brilliantly. He's not ready to start because he had an injury and he's trained late. 'Then he comes on for two games and runs like a beast and gets on with it because he's a good professional and a good human being and he doesn't want anyone to feel, if he does leave or stays, he doesn't want anyone to feel negatively about him. That's the way to behave properly. So he's a good example to some.' Edouard set to play in Spain Former Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard is on the brink of sealing a move from Crystal Palace to Spanish LaLiga outfit Girona in a deal that could earn the Selhurst Park side up to £5.5m. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Edouard left Celtic four years ago for the English Premier League and last season was farmed out to Leicester City. He has no future in London and that led to some speculation that he could rejoin the Scottish champions and rekindle a working relationship with his ex-boss Brendan Rodgers, although the Northern Irishman poured cold water on that idea. Odsonne Edouard is set to sign for Girona. | Getty Images Quizzed on Edouard last month, Rodgers said: "There are lots of players linked with us. Odsonne hasn't been on my radar, to be fair. I obviously know him, but it's about a player who will fit into the structure of the team." Now he is set to play in Spain with Girona, who have former Aberdeen striker Bojan Miovski amongst their forward options. Hibs defender latest Hibs remain in talks with Scotland centre-half Grant Hanley as they look to reinforce their defensive options for the season ahead. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Hanley, 33, has been capped 62 times by Scotland and is a free agent after leaving Birmingham City last summer. He attended Hibs' 2-1 Europa League defeat by Midtjylland on Thursday night and is a former international teammate of the club's current technical performance manager. Grant Hanley takes in Hibs' match with Midtjylland alongside David Marshall. | SNS Group Hibs' need to bring in another right-sided defender is heightened due to Australia internationalist Lewis Miller being in advanced discussions with English Championship side Blackburn Rovers. A transfer in the region of £1m is expected to be concluded imminently. Hibs are in action on Sunday afternoon when they kick off their Premiership campaign away to Dundee. Hearts want duo before kick-off Hearts still hope to have the transfers if either Pierre Landry Kabore or Tomas Bent Magnusson completed in time ahead of Monday's Premiership curtain-raiser against Aberdeen. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Jambos have agreed a fee with FK Trans Narva for Burkina Faso internationalist Kabore, who can play out wide or up front, but are awaiting a work permit being granted by the home office. They have also concluded negotiations with Valur for Icelandic midfielder Magnusson and are waiting on all paperwork being signed off. Hearts head coach Derek McInnes. | SNS Group Hearts head coach Derek McInnes would like to have both available to him for the visit of the Dons, but admitted earlier in the week that the matter remains in the hands of other officials. Hearts also hope to offload some fringe players before the transfer window is out and are actively working on deals. Another suitor for Miller Torino have become the latest Italian Serie A club to be credited with an interest in Motherwell midfielder Lennon Miller, joining Bologna and Udinese in the hunt for the 18-year-old's signature. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Scotland internationalist appears set to leave Fir Park this month, although his final destination remains unclear. Miller did not feature on Saturday against Rangers, but his head coach Jens Berthel Askou says he is not too far away from first-team action. "He's been working really hard with the staff to get ready for this game,' Askou said. "Unfortunately, he didn't make it.
The Irish Sun
36 minutes ago
- The Irish Sun
Cole Palmer's best mate will not repeat famed celebration with Stockport glory
LEWIS Fiorini knows the one thing he would not do if he scores as Stockport make their way through the season – rub his arms in celebration. If he did, the grief he would get from best mate Cole Palmer would be too much. Advertisement 3 Lewis Fiorini says there is no chance he will recreate big pal Cole Palmer's celebration if he scores for Stockport Credit: Reuters The pair may hail from opposite sides of Manchester but they are huge friends after coming through the ranks at City together. Fiorini knows what you see from the Chelsea and England star in front of the cameras really is what you get – even in personal messages the tone does not change. And he knows what would happen if he replicated Palmer's now familiar celebration, one he did not do when they played together. 'I wouldn't do it,' said Fiorini. 'I can imagine the messages I'd get if I did. It's not for me, that one. Advertisement 'But that celebration is actually pretty new. He didn't do that when he was younger, I don't know where he's pulled that one from! 'He's made it his trademark now, though. Everyone's looking to do it. MOST READ IN EFL 'Cole's just a lad from Manchester - fame definitely hasn't changed him. He's the same kid everyone sees in interviews and things people see online. 'That's him, that's Cole being himself and that's good. Some people change when they get to that level but it's credit to him that he's not done that. Advertisement Most read in EFL 'When people interview him, they get what he is whereas other people try and change or become media trained. 'Cole and I played at City together from being five or six-years-old right the way until I left last summer. 3 Palmer has watched County in action before Credit: Rex 'So we were together for 15 or 16 years and played in midfield together. We've been close all that time.' Advertisement While Palmer spent his summer becoming a Club World Champion with Chelsea, Fiorini spent his aiming to make an impact at Stockport. A move from City last summer saw injury frustration and eventually going out on loan to Scottish side Dundee United, which did not work out as he hoped. Now as County get their League One promotion bid with today's derby with Bolton, he is itching to show what he can really do as Dave Challinor's men look to go one better than finishing third and Play-Off heartbreak. 3 County suffered play-off agony at the hands of Leyton Orient last season Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Advertisement The 23-year-old added: 'I tried to approach this pre-season as if I'd moved to a new club, seeing myself as a new signing. 'I got injured early on, which put me a step back from the get-go. Coming to a new club and being off the pitch straight away was harder to settle in. Read more on the Irish Sun 'And League One is as physically tough as you get. Some weeks the ball's up in the air constantly. We want to get it on the floor but there are times where you have to stand up to more physical stuff. 'Today is a big one. The first game's always interesting as you don't know what you're going to get but it's a derby and we want to put a marker down.' Advertisement
Scotsman
an hour ago
- Scotsman
Why Scottish football's VAR is here to stay as ex-referee 'haunted' by mistakes of the past
Scottish FA head of VAR makes case for technology Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... He's been working away quietly in the background since Christmas, but former English Premier League referee Martin Atkinson has been having a big influence on Scottish football in the past eight months. Replacing Jon Moss as the SFA's VAR manager, Atkinson has worked with the country's top referees and officials on improving all aspects of their game. He brings a wealth of experience to a role that will always have scrutiny. VAR continues to be a source of conversation and consternation in our game. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Nevertheless, Atkinson does not see it going anywhere. The message is clear: VAR is here to stay. The goal is now to improve it. Scottish FA VAR manager Martin Atkinson. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group) | SNS Group 'I think it's always going to be a discussion,' said Atkinson on VAR. 'Some people like it. I fully get that. Some people are against it. 'That's football. It will always split opinion, won't it? We talk about football in the old days. We talk about football now, modern football. We're always going to have that debate about it. I go back to when I was a referee. 'On the field, you make a mistake. It's a clear mistake that influences a result. You drive home. You watch whatever television programme is on that evening, the following day, whatever is written in the media, whatever follows, and it continues for so long. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'There's no worse feeling as a match referee knowing that you've made that mistake. Now, the guys don't go out to make mistakes. There's no reason for them to want to be perfect when they're out there. 'We make mistakes. If we make that mistake and we have a chance, an opportunity to make that right, then that's got to be good for the game. It's got to be good for the integrity of the game. 'It's got to be the way forward. I do think that it has improved the game. I really wish it was there in many situations in my career where I've driven home and I've just thought, why didn't I give that penalty? Why did I give that penalty when I should have done that? It's there for that reason. 'But the big decision, we'll still always have subjective decisions that split a room. We'll always have decisions that split a room. We always get that. That's just football.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Referee Nick Walsh checks the VAR monitor during a match between Rangers and Hibs at Ibrox last season | SNS Group VAR sceptics will point to Swedish football deciding to ditch the technology, but the fact is that every major league has VAR. Atkinson does not see Scotland going down the same route. 'I think when you look at the UEFA in general, it's 46 out of 53 nations got it. So that speaks for itself straight away,' the 54-year-old said. 'And the other countries, you may well get an odd outlying country that are like, we don't want it. 'But again, I'd just reiterate that ... the referee gives a penalty when a ball hits a player in the face. It changes the whole game. We seem to forget about these big, big decisions that have influenced games and results over a number of years. Personally, I know they haunt me. 'Decisions that I've made over years. I could tell you all the mistakes. Decisions where you've sent a player off and you know full well if you had VAR on that day, the player wouldn't have got to the tunnel because they'd have just turned you around. And it impacts massively on that game, the overall result, your credibility as a match official, everything that goes with it. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'And it haunts you. It stays with you, these decisions. So VAR is there to stop me now thinking 15 years ago, I wish I hadn't sent that player off in that game, in that derby. That is what is there for. To make sure the integrity of the game and everything that goes with it is not influenced by a decision made by a referee that can't be changed.'
