Rumor mill: Celtic rejects £4 million asking price; Ange returns for former Celtic target; plus, Rangers, Hearts, and Hibs latest

Celtic seemed into appointing Pascal Jansen to replace Ange Postecoglou however he now finds himself out of work after being axed by means of AZ Alkmaar.

Celtic suffered the blow they were possibly waiting for over the summer time as Ange Postecoglou left the club.

The Australian was once almost mocked when he grew to become Celtic boss in 2021, transferring from Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan.

If human beings had been laughing then, they weren’t laughing via the time Postecoglou had finished at Parkhead, prevailing two league titles.

Postecoglou moved on to Tottenham and while Celtic moved for Brendan Rodgers as his successor, one of their objectives now finds himself out of work…

Pascal Jansen loses AZ Alkmaar job after Celtic interest

Reports over the summer time indicated that Celtic had been interested in touchdown AZ Alkmaar boss Pascal Jansen.

Rodgers ended up landing the job however Jansen genuinely appeared like an attractive candidate.

The London-born train secured a fourth-place finish in the Eredivisie remaining season and guided AZ into the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League, losing out to eventual winners West Ham United.

Jansen appeared to be a clearly promising coach but matters have long gone incorrect for him this season.

Jansen dropped just four factors in the first 10 video games of the season, enjoying a high-quality begin to the campaign.

Form due to the fact that then has been complex although with AZ losing 4 in seven, taking seven factors from a viable 21.

A torrid Europa Conference League marketing campaign didn’t help both as AZ lost four in six and crashed out of the group stage.

AZ have now pulled the trigger, announcing on Wednesday that they have sacked Jansen and his time in charge is over.

Jansen leaves after 94 wins in 162 games, boasting an extraordinary 58% win rate.

We will genuinely see Jansen in every other job quickly enough; an awful lot of his AZ reign used to be very dazzling and he will have attracted interest from elsewhere.

Maybe Celtic will hold tabs on him moving forward, but they will presently experience that going returned to Rodgers was the right decision.

Amidst speculation about Celtics, Sydney van Hooijdonk delivers an intriguing transfer message.

Celtic’s name has been mentioned in relation to the Bologna striker since the summer and is still being discussed throughout the January transfer window.

Many Bhoys fans would be filled with nostalgia if they saw another van Hooijdonk at Parkhead; he is the son of legendary Pierre.

According to The Daily Record, the 23-year-old has made some intriguing remarks and discussed his future.

Sydney van Hooijdonk said, “I know that there has been a lot of talk about it,” which likely implies that a January transfer is a possibility even though he hasn’t ruled anything out.

Playing as a striker, he would check the box for Brendan Rodgers to add another number nine, as there has been much discussion about it.

The 23-year-old has only started four games overall across all competitions, but he did start for Bologna during their most recent 2-1 loss to Cagliari.

Van Hooijdonk Sydney to Celtic
“My prospects? I’m not sure; this match is what matters most to me right now, but I know there has been a lot of discussion about it,” van Hooijdonk remarked.

will likely be like this in the upcoming weeks as well, but I’m putting an end to my self-focus because I have this opportunity. I want to win and score now. We’ll then watch how football plays out; you know, in football, things can change very rapidly

Celtic’s striker talk

The unexpected aspect of this is that he is a winger, so one must wonder if there is a need for more players in that position given how crowded it already is.

For the number nine, the same might be stated. Although Kyogo Furuhashi isn’t putting up huge stats, he is stepping up in pivotal occasions, as he demonstrated against the Rangers.

Will there be a van Hooijdonk to replace him? No. However, there will be disagreements regarding Hyeongyu Oh, who is now serving abroad.

However, it’s important to keep in mind that the 22-year-old South Korean star is just playing as a backup, so patience and understanding are required in that regard.