O’Riley’s offer was expected
It appears that Southampton will move to acquire Matt O’Riley, the Celtic playmaker. One of the Premiership champions’ most valuable assets is the Denmark internationalist, and it was revealed last week that the Saints—who were promoted to the English Premier League the previous season—were considering a bid for the 23-year-old.
The Daily Record is now claiming that, as manager Russell Martin wants to bolster his team for the forthcoming season, Southampton is finalizing a bid of more than £20 million once add-ons are taken into account for O’Riley. Atletico Madrid also made an offer for O’Riley back in January, but Celtic chose to retain the former MK Dons player, and they went on to win the championship.
Blues and Goldson are connected
Connor Goldson, a defender for Rangers, has been connected to Birmingham City. The Scottish Sun reports that Goldson, 31, is recovering from a knee injury that kept him out of action at the end of the last campaign. However, new Blues boss Chris Davies has identified Goldson as a player who can assist the team return to the English Championship.
After being relegated, Birmingham is going through a major rebuild, so Davies will have support in the transfer market. With two years left on his present deal at Ibrox, Goldson, one of the club’s best earners and a huge presence at Rangers since joining in 2018, may still play.
Dons Miovski latest
Aberdeen are yet to receive a concrete bid for star striker Bojan Miovski despite plenty of interest in the North Macedonian. Mivoski has performed well in his first two seasons at Pittodrie and has two further years left on his deal in the north-east. On Miovski’s situation, chief executive Alan Burrows admits the time will come when they cash in on their asset.
“We have already said that Bojan has done really well and will court a lot of interest,” said Burrows. “We would love Bojan to stay here for as long as he can because he is a fantastic striker. We also understand there is a lot of interest in him. That might make it difficult to try and keep him for an extended period of time, given that he still has two years left. Market forces and our model means more attractive offers might come in the fullness of time.
Whether it’s Duk, Bojan, or Connor Barron, we need to make sure we’re working to maximize our values for the Aberdeen Football Club. We intend to pursue that goal in this and upcoming windows.
United want another five
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin would like to bring in another five players to bolster his squad. The Tangerines have already landed Jack Walton, Dave Richards, Will Ferry, Vicko Sevelj, Ryan Strain and Kristijan Trapanovski – but Goodwin believes more reinforcements are required.
“We have made some good signings,” Goodwin said. “The capture of Ryan Strain is a real coup. Vicko has looked brilliant in the couple of weeks he has been training. He is exactly what we thought we were going to get. I am delighted to bring Jack Walton back into the mix and Will Ferry was one we did reasonably early.
“People tend to forget that when you have done business early. We are in good shape but there is still a lot of work to do. We need to add four or possibly five new faces.”
