Celtic supporters urge club to re-sign to bring fan favourite after viral photo as Rangers flop set for career U-turn

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The latest headlines from Celtic and Rangers heading into the international break

Celtic supporters are urging Brendan Rodgers to re-sign local hero Kieran Tierney in the January transfer window after a picture of the pair went viral on social media.

Rodgers was attending a Celtic FC foundation charity event in London when he was pictured in deep conversation with the former Hoops stalwart. 

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The charity foundation shared the post on Instagram with the caption: “The gaffer and KT. A massive thank you to Brendan and Kieran for being here in London for our Annual Gala Dinner.”

Underneath the post many Celtic fans commented: ‘Bring him home’, with many others commenting ‘up the road’ and ‘get him back.’

Tierney is a lifelong Celtic fan, who joined the club’s academy when he was just seven years old. He quickly gained a reputation for being a rising star after a string of impressive performances at reserve level and was handed his first team debut in April 2015 under Ronny Deila.

The versatile defender won SFWA Young Player of the Year in the next three consecutive seasons whilst helping Celtic to three league titles, two Scottish Cups, two League Cups and even an unbeaten season in 2016/17.

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Tierney left Celtic in 2019 to complete a move to English giants Arsenal for £25m - a Premiership record fee at the time. He helped the Gunners to FA Cup glory and was initially a stalwart under Mikel Arteta, but due to a combination of injuries and new signings, the 47-time Scotland international gradually fell down the pecking order at the Emirates Stadium.

He spent last season on loan at Real Sociedad and is reportedly now seen as surplus to requirements despite being under contract until 2026. Tierney failed to make a move in the summer due to a serious hamstring injury sustained at Euro 2024 but looks increasingly likely to depart in January.

Unemployed Rangers man set for big career move

Bongani Zungu made just 14 appearances for Rangers during a loan spell from Amiens in 2020/21. He picked up a league title in that time, but ultimately didn’t do enough to secure himself a permanent move.

He headed back to Amiens in France after Ibrox but he was on the move to his homeland in South Africa with Mamelodi Sundowns.

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Since his deal in his homeland expired he's been on the look-out for a new club - and also making business moves away from the game. Sun Sport claims he has started a successful business venture in cattle farming, but claims things off the pitch have been less successful with not many clubs offering the 31-year-old a contract over the summer.

However, that could be about to change in the coming weeks as the outlet claims he is now in advanced talks to join Moroccans Wydad Casablanca, who were African Champions League runners-up last season and winners of the competition in 2022.

The North African side are renowned for generating an incredible atmosphere on matchday and have been voted the world’s best ultras on three occasions in 2015,2019 and 2022, according to World Ultras Magazine.

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