Maeda wants to leave Celtic in January - gossip

Japan forward Daizen Maeda has informed Celtic of his desire to depart in the January transfer window, with Brentford, Everton, Leeds United, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers all interested in the 28-year-old. (TeamTalk), external

Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has revealed he expects to hold talks in February about a new contract with the Scottish champions. (Sun), external

Columbus Crew head coach Wilfried Nancy has refused to respond to reports suggesting he is being considered for the vacancy at Celtic. (Herald - subscription required), external

Meanwhile, Columbus Crew general manager Issa Tull has said Nancy is "locked in" for next season amid reported interest in their head coach from Celtic. (Record), external

Celtic will likely have to pay Columbus Crew a multi-million dollar compensation package if they want to land Nancy and his coaching staff, according to US experts. (Glasgow Times), external

Former Celtic striker Robbie Keane has re-iterated he remains focused on his work at Ferencvaros amid links with the Scottish champions' manager's job. (Record), external

Celtic have been holding talks in London this week with various targets as they continue their search for a new manager, with Nancy, Bodo/Glimt's Kjetil Knutsen and Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna among the names being considered. (Sky Sports), external

Celtic could be in line for a sell-on fee in January for Kristoffer Ajer, with Wolfsburg linked with interest in the Brentford centre-half. (Sky Sports via The Scotsman), external

Top Serie A clubs have joined Rangers, Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen and Tottenham Hotspur in the race to sign 19-year-old Nigerian midfielder Sani Suleiman, who currently plays for Slovakian club Trencin. (Rudy Galetti on Substack), external

Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Rangers contacted his agent about their head coach role, but he did not get round to speaking to the Ibrox club before the appointment of Danny Rohl. (Stick To Football podcast), external

Former Juventus head coach Thiago Motta rejected an approach to become the new manager of Greece despite Ivan Jovanovic being handed a vote of confidence by their FA before Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Scotland, according to reports in Greece. (The National), external

Hamilton Academical owner Seref Zengin intends to challenge the "fit and proper person" sanctions that he and director Gerry Strain have received from the Scottish FA but has this week held fresh talks with a potential buyer for the Scottish League 1 club. (Herald - subscription required), external

Zengin believes there are attempts to force Accies into administration. (Record), external