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Scottish Sun
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Celtic starlet leaves due to ‘desire for first team football' as European club snap him up on cut-price transfer fee
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) IT's hard enough to break into the first team of any Scottish Premiership side - let alone Celtic and Rangers. More evidence of that has played out this week, with the Parkhead club set to lose a highly-rated youngster for a cut-price fee due to the player wanting regular football, reports claim. Sign up for the Celtic newsletter Sign up 1 Matthew Anderson in action for Scotland Under-21s Credit: Willie Vass Matthew Anderson joined the Celtic academy setup from Motherwell at the age of 13 and signed his first professional contract with the club in 2020 at the age of 16. But now 21, Anderson is yet to make his mark on the senior squad and has had to spend time out on loan to gain minutes on the pitch. However, on his return he would have been hoping to push for a place in Brendan Rodgers' thoughts. But it seems he isn't int he manager's plans and now, according to the Glasgow Times, he will sign for Belgian second division outfit KV Kortrijk. Two years ago, Anderson was loaned out to one of Celtic's feeder clubs, Admira Wacker of Austria. He's remained there since and racked up a healthy number of minutes in the second tier of Austrian football. He made 21 appearances in 2023/24, playing at left-back or left-midfield. And the Hoops kid played 22 league games this past season as the team challenged for promotion, more often than not playing wide on the left of midfield. He had originally came through the ranks as a defender and was given shirt number 63, the same digits worn by Kieran Tierney. But it's said the Scotland youth international has a desire for that first team football to continue and doesn't think he'll get that at Celtic, hence the decision to move on. The diggers move in as Celtic Park pitch is dug up It's reported that Anderson has signed a three-year deal with the ambitious Belgians, who are owned by Cardiff City chief Vincent Tan and are targeting a quick return to the top flight after being relegated last season. Stephen McManus, Anderson's coach when he was with the B team, previously predicted a bright future in football for the youngster. McManus, who is now a first team coach with the Hoops, said earlier this month in an interview with the Daily Record: "He's got a massive future in the game, absolutely massive. "He's a terrific boy with a brilliant family, and again, you can only stay with us, with the B team, for a couple of seasons. "Matthew outgrew the B team two years ago. That's why he's not played for the B team. "That's why the next stage of his development was to go out and loan." Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Metro
a day ago
- Politics
- Metro
Migrants could soon be deported to France from the UK in a 'one in one out' deal
The UK and France will unveil a 'one in, one out' migrant returns deal to crack down on English Channel crossings. Plans for a pilot programme could be revealed next week, which marks one year since Keir Starmer's Labour government came to power, or later in the summer, according to The Times. The deal could see migrants who arrive in the UK by crossing the English Channel in small boats returned to France, but the UK would accept those with legitimate claims to join family already in the country. The government previously vowed to crack down on people smuggling gangs across the Channel, while crossings are at a record high for this point in the year, totalling 18,518. French officials have also agreed to changes that would allow police patrolling the coast to take action in the sea when migrants climb into boats from the water. Under the new returns deal, a joint processing system between the UK and France would be set up to identify migrants who have a valid claim for family reunification in the UK. For each person accepted to come to the UK, a migrant would be returned to France and relocated across the country away from its northern coastline where crossings take place. Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said of the deal: 'We pay the French half a billion pounds to wave the boats off from Calais, and in return we get a migrant merry-go-round where the same number still come here. 'The French are failing to stop the boats at sea, failing to return them like the Belgians do, and now instead of demanding real enforcement, Labour are trying a 'one in, one out' gimmick.' Earlier this month, the Defence Secretary said the UK had 'lost control of its borders' in the past five years, after a new high for Channel crossings was recorded. John Healey blamed the previous Conservative government for failing to control the small boats crisis in an appearance on Sky News. He described scenes of migrants piling on flimsy crafts for the dangerous crossing from France to England this month as 'pretty shocking'. In February, the government in Paris agreed to change the law so the boats could be intercepted in shallow waters. More Trending However, the move has still not been formally implemented, and just 184 of the 1,378 migrants who attempted a crossing on May 31 were rescued. Healey said: 'They're not doing it, but for the first time we've got the level of cooperation needed, we've got the agreement that they will change the way they work. 'And our concentration now is to push them to get that into operation, so they can intercept these smugglers and stop these people in the boats, not just on the shore. 'That'll be part of, part of, I hope, dealing with this absolutely intolerable problem.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: All of Keir Starmer's welfare cut U-turns 'will cost £4,500,000,000' MORE: Boy, 12, and man, 59, killed after flash floods sweep through France MORE: The secret choice Starmer has already made to save the UK from nuclear war
Glasgow Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Glasgow Times
UK and France to agree migrant return deal to tackle Channel crossings
Plans for a pilot could be revealed next week, which marks one year since Sir Keir Starmer's Government came to power, or later in the summer, according to the Times. The deal could see migrants who arrive in the UK by crossing the English Channel in small boats returned to France, while the UK would accept those with legitimate claims to join family already in the country. It comes as the Government has vowed to crack down on people smuggling gangs across the Channel, while crossings are at a record high for this point in the year, totalling 18,518. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has reportedly led the talks (Gareth Fuller/PA) Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has been leading the talks, the paper added, who is credited with strengthening relationships with French counterparts. French officials have also agreed to changes that would allow police patrolling the coast to take action in the sea when migrants climb into boats from the water. Under the new returns deal, a joint processing system between the UK and France would be set up to identify migrants who have a valid claim for family reunification in the UK, the Times reported. For each person accepted to come to the UK, a migrant would be returned to France and relocated across the country away from its northern coastline where crossings take place. But reacting to the reports, shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: 'We pay the French half a billion pounds to wave the boats off from Calais, and in return we get a migrant merry-go-round where the same number still come here. 'The French are failing to stop the boats at sea, failing to return them like the Belgians do, and now instead of demanding real enforcement, Labour are trying a 'one in, one out' gimmick.'
North Wales Chronicle
a day ago
- Politics
- North Wales Chronicle
UK and France to agree migrant return deal to tackle Channel crossings
Plans for a pilot could be revealed next week, which marks one year since Sir Keir Starmer's Government came to power, or later in the summer, according to the Times. The deal could see migrants who arrive in the UK by crossing the English Channel in small boats returned to France, while the UK would accept those with legitimate claims to join family already in the country. It comes as the Government has vowed to crack down on people smuggling gangs across the Channel, while crossings are at a record high for this point in the year, totalling 18,518. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has been leading the talks, the paper added, who is credited with strengthening relationships with French counterparts. French officials have also agreed to changes that would allow police patrolling the coast to take action in the sea when migrants climb into boats from the water. Under the new returns deal, a joint processing system between the UK and France would be set up to identify migrants who have a valid claim for family reunification in the UK, the Times reported. For each person accepted to come to the UK, a migrant would be returned to France and relocated across the country away from its northern coastline where crossings take place. But reacting to the reports, shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: 'We pay the French half a billion pounds to wave the boats off from Calais, and in return we get a migrant merry-go-round where the same number still come here. 'The French are failing to stop the boats at sea, failing to return them like the Belgians do, and now instead of demanding real enforcement, Labour are trying a 'one in, one out' gimmick.'
South Wales Guardian
a day ago
- Politics
- South Wales Guardian
UK and France to agree migrant return deal to tackle Channel crossings
Plans for a pilot could be revealed next week, which marks one year since Sir Keir Starmer's Government came to power, or later in the summer, according to the Times. The deal could see migrants who arrive in the UK by crossing the English Channel in small boats returned to France, while the UK would accept those with legitimate claims to join family already in the country. It comes as the Government has vowed to crack down on people smuggling gangs across the Channel, while crossings are at a record high for this point in the year, totalling 18,518. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has been leading the talks, the paper added, who is credited with strengthening relationships with French counterparts. French officials have also agreed to changes that would allow police patrolling the coast to take action in the sea when migrants climb into boats from the water. Under the new returns deal, a joint processing system between the UK and France would be set up to identify migrants who have a valid claim for family reunification in the UK, the Times reported. For each person accepted to come to the UK, a migrant would be returned to France and relocated across the country away from its northern coastline where crossings take place. But reacting to the reports, shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: 'We pay the French half a billion pounds to wave the boats off from Calais, and in return we get a migrant merry-go-round where the same number still come here. 'The French are failing to stop the boats at sea, failing to return them like the Belgians do, and now instead of demanding real enforcement, Labour are trying a 'one in, one out' gimmick.'
