'Celtic close on Hogh' as Maeda & Danilo near exits - gossip

Bodo/Glimt's Kasper Hogh is reportedly close to joining Celtic with Daizen Maeda poised to complete his switch to Ipswich Town and Rangers' Danilo pictured arriving in Brazil to complete a loan move.

Kasper Hogh is likely to move to Celtic after the Scottish champions held talks with Bodo/Glimt over the transfer for the 25-year-old, £7m-rated Danish striker. (Gianluca Di Marzio via SpilXperten, external)

Kasper Hogh was an unused substitute for Bodo/Glimt on Thursday night as the Norwegian champions secured a 3-0 victory over HamKam amid reports that Celtic are poised to sign the 25-year-old who has been on their radar since January. (The National, external)

Japan forward Daizen Maeda arrived in London on Thursday to undergo a medical ahead of a £10m transfer to Ipswich Town and the 28-year-old's exit from Celtic could be confirmed on Friday. (Daily Record, external)

Celtic are still to meet Paderborn's valuation for Mika Baur after a £4m offer and the club promoted to the Bundesliga would prefer to allow the 22-year-old midfielder to leave for free next summer than sell for below their valuation. (Sky Sports, external)

Celtic are interested in two Lazio players - 25-year-old striker Gustav Isaksen and 24-year-old winger Matteo Cancellieri. (Lorenzo Canicchio on X, external)

Las Palmas want more than £4.3m, plus a sell-on clause, for Celtic-linked 27-year-old goalkeeper Dinko Horkas. (CeltsAreHere, external)

Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate, Rangers centre-half John Souttar and the Scotland international's brother, Australia and Leicester City defender Harry, are all on West Ham United's summer radar. (iNews, external)

Rangers striker Danilo has arrived in Brazil and is set to undergo a medical on Friday to complete the 27-year-old's loan move to Botafogo. (Daily Record, external)

AC Milan have almost reached an agreement with Troyes to sign 20-year-old central defender Sankhoun Diawara, for whom Rangers and Basel have expressed an interest. (Foot Mercato, external)

Mikey Moore is "buzzing to be back" after playing the second half of Tottenham Hotspur's 1-0 friendly victory over MK Dons, with the 18-year-old winger saying he has returned from his loan to Rangers a better player. (The Herald, external)

Forest Green Rovers manager Robbie Savage has confirmed that the National League club will bank a record fee, which could rise to near seven figures, should 29-year-old midfielder Laurent Mendy agree personal terms with Heart of Midlothian. (Daily Record, external)

Talks have been initiated to take 21-year-old centre-back Jadel Katongo to Aberdeen, according to sources in Turkey, but the finances involved will make striking an agreement with Kayserispor to sign the England Under-20 international very difficult. (Daily Record, external)

Dundee United are still waiting for Major League Soccer to sanction the loan signing of 21-year-old left-back Philippe Ndinga from Philadelphia Union. (Daily Record, external)

Manager Jim Goodwin has vowed to "fight tooth and nail" to keep Lorenzo Sassetti, who became Dundee United's youngest ever player on Tuesday at the age of 15, at the club despite the forward being tracked by several clubs in Serie A and the English top flight. (The Courier, external)

Jagiellonia Bialystok have confirmed that United States midfielder AZ Jackson has refused to return to Poland for pre-season training after the 24-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan to Vancouver Whitecaps and he will not feature against Rangers in Europa League qualifying. (Glasgow Times, external)