'O'Neill and Keane in battle for Celtic job' - gossip

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Martin O'Neill and Robbie Keane previously worked together with Republic of Ireland

Martin O'Neill and Robbie Keane are reportedly in a head-to-head battle to be Celtic manager as Heart of Midlothian are said to be close to signing two forwards.

Title-winning interim manager Martin O'Neill and Robbie Keane, who recently quit as Ferencvaros head coach, are in a straight fight for the Celtic job, with major shareholder Dermot Desmond holding talks with the latter on Monday. (Scottish Sun)

Celtic's board members were set to meet with Robbie Keane on Monday evening as the former Republic of Ireland striker is earmarked as the frontrunner to be their new permanent manager. (Alan Nixon on Patreon)

Robbie Keane would want a backroom team of Stephen Glass, who was his assistant at Ferencvaros, former Celtic captain Scott Brown and current youth coach Jonny Hayes should he become the Scottish champions' manager. (Daily Record)

Rangers head coach Danny Rohl has reportedly dropped down the pecking order in Wolfsburg's next manager hunt, with the relegated German club setting their sights on Verl boss Tobias Strobl, according to reports in Germany. (Daily Record)

Estoril sports director Helena Costa says they are still planning for next season with Ian Cathro as head coach but admits there is a lot of interest in the former Hearts and Dundee United boss. (The Herald)

Arne Engels has joined a new agency as he seeks a move away from Celtic and several Premier League and Serie A clubs, including AC Milan, are monitoring the 22-year-old midfielder. (Sacha Tavolieri on X)

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's fiancee, Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards, is hoping Celtic take up the option to extend the 32-year-old midfielder's contract for another season. (Hanging Out With Ant & Dec Podcast)

Celtic have again rejected an offer from Lech Poznan to sign Luis Palma following the winger's loan spell and the Polish champions have a week to pay the £3.5m option to buy with Sevilla monitoring the 26-year-old's situation. (De La Rocha on X)

Sevilla have entered the race to sign Celtic winger Luis Palma after the Scottish champions rejected Lech Poznan's attempt to negotiate their option-to-buy from £3.5m to around £2.6m. (Anthony Joseph on X)

Colby Donovan remains under contract at Celtic until 2028, despite recent uncertainty over the 19-year-old right-back's deal. (Glasgow Times)

Dundee United have rejected an offer worth £900,000 for Will Ferry, who has caught the eye of top clubs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and the Tannadice club are demanding a fee well into seven figures for the 25-year-old winger. (The Courier)

Falkirk and Hearts have agreed a fee for Calvin Miller and the 28-year-old winger will join the Edinburgh club once he has completed a medical. (Edinburgh Evening News)

Hearts are close to finalising the signing of 24-year-old forward Amadou Ba-Sy from Rouen as well as Falkirk winger Calvin Miller. (Hearts Standard)

Falkirk are set to sign Latvian centre-back Denniss Melniks, with the 23-year-old leaving Auda as a free agent. (Daily Record)

Bojan Miovski has not ruled out leaving Rangers this summer with the 26-year-old striker determined to start more games next season. (FlashScore)

Odense are considering a move for Aberdeen winger Topi Keskinen and had the 23-year-old watched in Finland's friendly against Germany on Sunday. (Daily Record)

Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson has confirmed 19-year-old midfielder Kjartan Mar Kjartansson could be sent out on loan in the upcoming season. (Press & Journal)

Striker Owen Elding says he turned down offers from bigger clubs to join Hibernian from Sligo Rovers in January because he wanted to play regular senior football rather than play in under-21s. (Edinburgh Evening News)

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