Whilst the supporters have been waiting in angst and agony for any signs of movement from the Parkhead powerbrokers regarding transfers, Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano yesterday delivered an unexpected and most welcome update in this area…
The Celtic supporters have been continuously scanning the media for any possible incomings to date to no avail, after the signing of Camilo Duran from FC Qarabag in Azerbaijan for around £5.5 million. After that, it had all gone quiet on the transfer front, as the Bhoys have been conspicuously silent in terms of players being brought into the club this window.
Then news has broke that Celtic have made an official enquiry for Egyptian winger Haissem Hassan and that he is viewed inside the club as the departing Daizen Maeda’s replacement, as he fulfils his English Premier League dream by sealing a £10 million move to Ipswich Town, in what is a major blow for Martin O’Neill and his backroom team. No-one at Celtic has any right to grudge Daizen his dream move to the Premier League and he leaves with his Celtic legacy assured.
Whilst that has been rumbling on, news has emerged from Italy via journalist and transfer expert Romano, who claims that terms have been successfully negotiated with German star Mika Baur. The 22-year-old midfielder is happy to sign on at the Hoops it seems, but Celtic still have to come to an agreement with the engine-room operators club SC Paderborn.
🚨🟢⚪️ Understand Celtic have reached an agreement with Mika Baur on personal terms.
Club to club talks ongoing with Padernorn. pic.twitter.com/B2y8peXzoP
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 21, 2026
Apparently, the central midfielder is a highly-rated and sought after commodity in German football, meaning the Hoops will have to move quickly and swiftly to secure a deal, which will be easier said than done for the current CEO Michael Nicholson and his partner Chris McKay. Both have shown their astounding lack of ability and success in the transfer market to date, so we shouldn’t count our chickens just yet.
However, this update is better than no news at all. Hopefully it’s sorted pronto and we can get on with vastly improving this dilapidated playing squad. Can we expect second and third puffs of white smoke over Paradise this week? Let’s hope so.
Paul Gillespie
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One of our most disappointing feature of our play, last season, was having a midfield not functioning as properly as it should have done imo?
The individual quality factor wasn’t meant to be a problem originally?
But wasn’t helped by Hatate and Paulo showing no interest whatsoever for ourselves?
Didn’t have any issues with the OX joining ourselves, but turned out to be more of a backup option for calmac?
Regardless, still would regard our midfield areas as somewhat of a mess, heading into the start of this coming season at present imo?
Hopefully this potential signing of Baur, can help improve our midfield situation?
Engels was our best and only real option as a partnership with calmac in the centre of the midfield. Doesn’t look like that partnership will be available next season?
And yet we still remain short of suitable options, for such an important area, within the setting up of our team, and options available within the overall squad at present imo?
An eventual start maybe, but wouldn’t class it as anywhere near completed either?
Especially as I wouldn’t class the OX,Paulo, Nygren or McCowan as suitable partners for Calmac in our central midfield areas imo?
Don’t think Engels or Hatate will be in the reckoning for much longer either imo?