Celtic reject third O’Riley offer & receive Welsh bid – Scottish gossip

Celtic have rejected a third offer of near £14.4m from Atalanta for Denmark midfielder Matt O’Riley, 23. (Gianluca Di Marzio – in Italian), external

Mechelen have bid for Celtic defender Stephen Welsh, 24. (Record), external

Celtic may be looking for a new left-back but manager Brendan Rodgers wants Greg Taylor, 26, to sign a new contract extension. (Sun), external

Meanwhile, Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers stresses that Kyogo Furuhashi, 29, is not for sale, insisting the Japan striker is happy at the Scottish champions. (Record), external

Head coach David Gray urges Hibernian to make the most of a “second chance” in Saturday’s Scottish League Cup tie with Peterhead after losing at Kelty Hearts last weekend. (Edinburgh Evening News – subscription), external