9 Celtic transfer deals that could happen this week: 5 signings including €15m star and quartet head for exit

Brendan Rodgers wants Celtic additions made to his team and fans are demanding them ahead of transfer deadline day.

With Matt O’Riley heading south for Brighton in a package worth around £30m, the cries for reinforcement will only get louder with just four signings made so far this summer. Rumours have been doing the rounds of who could come in and more exits can’t be ruled out just yet.

So who will join Kasper Schmeichel, Viljami Sinisalo, Paulo Bernardo and Adam Idah in signing for Celtic? And who could follow O’Riley out the door? We take a brief look at 9 storylines to follow.

Alex Valle

We’ll start with an incoming. It’s been widely reported the Barcelona left-back is set to arrive in Glasgow on a season-long loan deal. He spent last season at Levante and this one looks likely to be done ahead of deadline day.

Kyogo Furuhashi

An exit no Celtic fan will want to see. Rumours exploded last week that Man City were after him and while Pep Guardiola doesn’t think the Citizens will do anymore business, he didn’t rule out the prospect entirely. Celtic can’t afford to lose him at this stage in the window.

Ben Doak

An interest case. Initially, reports emerged that Celtic were interested in their academy graduate who joined Liverpool in 2022. A loan seemed most likely but recent claims suggest Doak could leave Liverpool permanently. Would Celtic have the financial power to pull this off within their structure?

Arne Engels

The Augsburg midfielder has reportedly agreed personal terms to make the move to Celtic. But Sky Germany have claimed up to €15m may be needed with ‘concrete talks’ having taken place. Watch this space.

Mateusz Bogusz

Form at LAFC in the MLS has reportedly brought the Polish star’s services to Celtic’s radar. A fee in the region of £8m has been mooted for the attack-minded midfield star and could be another option to try and replace O’Riley’s output.

Gustaf Lagerbielke

Going out the way, Swedish defender Lagerbielke may be heading for Holland. FC Twente have reportedly had a loan offer accepted according to Sky, beating fellow Dutch side Heerenveen and Lecce to his services. It should give him the game time he needs.

Maik Nawrocki

Another defender who hasn’t had much in the way of regular minutes. Reports have emerged that the Polish defender is one who’s exit may be on the cards before the end of the window, although no form exit links over the club that may snap him up have cropped up yet.

Mikey Johnston

An English Championship move may be on the cards for the winger after time at West Brom. Burnley and Sheffield United have both been mooted as possible landing spots for the Republic of Ireland international.

Owen Beck

A caveat comes with this one but it was claimed in the Sunday Post that a move for Liverpool left-back Beck could be ‘on the cards’. Whether Valle’s seemingly imminent move changes things remains to be seen, but Beck could still be a longer-term option, with Greg Taylor having less than a year left on his Celtic contract.