Well boss in Maswanhise vow as O'Neill spotted at Fir Park - gossip

Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou says his club will fight to keep Tawanda Maswanhise this month amid speculation that Celtic manager Martin O'Neill's presence at Fir Park on Saturday was a scouting mission, with the 23-year-old Zimbabwe forward scoring the winner against Ross County in the Scottish Cup. Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has no plans to allow Yang Hyun-jun to leave during January amid the 23-year-old winger's improved form following renewed interest from Birmingham City last month.

Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou says his club will fight to keep Tawanda Maswanhise this month amid speculation that Celtic manager Martin O'Neill's presence at Fir Park on Saturday was a scouting mission, with the 23-year-old Zimbabwe forward scoring the winner against Ross County in the Scottish Cup. (Scottish Sun)

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has no plans to allow Yang Hyun-jun to leave during January amid the 23-year-old winger's improved form following renewed interest from Birmingham City last month. (Football Insider)

Chelsea are set to recall Celtic target David Datro Fofana from his loan spell with Turkish club Fatih Karagumruk as they look to sell the 23-year-old Ivory Coast striker this month. (Football Insider)

West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo remained coy when asked about the future of Celtic-linked striker Callum Wilson despite the 33-year-old scoring a stoppage-time winner for the relegation-threatened side against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. (Sky Sports)

Franko Kovacevic will not be joining Celtic, with the 26-year-old Croat striker having agreed personal terms after a £2.6m transfer was agreed between Slovenian club Celje and Ferencvarosand he has travelled to Hungary despite interest from the Scottish champions. (Daily Record)

Hoffenheim are in advanced talks to sign Shamrock Rovers striker Michael Noonan, but Celtic are also in the race after presenting a bid for the 17-year-old. (Fabrizio Romano on X)

Shamrock Rovers have turned down a bid of around £870,000 from Hoffenheim for Michael Noonan as it falls well short of their valuation of the 17-year-old striker. (Daniel McDonnell on X)

Celtic centre-half Hayato Inamura feels ashamed about his lack of success during six months in Scottish football after the 23-year-old returned to Japan on loan to Tokyo. (The Herald)

Columbus Crew defender Steven Moreira reckons his mentor, Wilfried Nancy, flopped at Celtic because Scottish football is awful judging by what he saw when he attended the recent Old Firm derby. (The Herald)

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