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The two leave St Johnstone
Daniel Phillips and Ryan McGowan’s exits from St Johnstone have been announced. The 34-year-old defenseman McGowan came to Saints from Kuwait FC in the summer of 2022 and played in 63 games while scoring three goals. The 23-year-old midfielder Phillips, who also joined the Perth team in 2022, received a fresh contract offer. During his stay in Perth, the former Watford star made 59 appearances for the McDiarmid Park team and consistently received prominence on the international stage with Trinidad & Tobago. The departures were announced via a statement on St Johnstone’s official website, which also wished Ryan the best of luck going forward. “We thank Ryan for his contributions across his two-year spell with the club,” the statement said. We want to thank Dan for his contributions over the past two years and wish him luck in his future football endeavours.
Celtic has formally made an offer to recruit Norwich City’s Adam Idah on a permanent basis. The striker helped Celtic win the Scottish Cup and the league by scoring nine goals in 19 games while on loan there during the second part of the previous season. Although there was no option-to-buy clause in the agreement, according to Sky Sports, Celtic has now made an approach to sign the Republic of Ireland international this summer.Prior to this, Brendan Rodgers acknowledged that he aimed to get the 23-year-old back to Celtic Park. “He’s been the real catalyst for us,” the Celtic manager declared following Idah’s victory over Rangers in the Scottish Cup final. “I knew what to expect—he’s strong, quick, and dynamic. He has demonstrated that he is a goal scorer since joining. Fantastic headers and excellent box movement. He’s been tremendously helpful to us, and it’s obvious that I want to work with him.”
St. Mirren will have surgery.
Conor McMenamin, a forward for St Mirren, will have surgery to treat a patella tendon problem. The Northern Ireland international, according to the Paisley club, is to explore for a long-term solution to an issue that surfaced during his international duties last month. In the latter stages of Northern Ireland’s 5-1 friendly loss to Spain, McMenamin entered the game off the bench. “A pre-existing injury, the 28-year-old played through the pain barrier last season but was eventually ruled out for a period with the injury,” read a statement on the club’s official website, confirming the surgery. In order to contribute to our European qualifying, Conor went back into action in March. After returning from international service with a recurrence of the ailment, the forward from Northern Ireland did not attend our preseason training camp in Spain. We hope Conor recovers fully and quickly.
Todd Cantwell, a midfielder for the Rangers, may be moving away from Ibrox, but it was accidentally released online after his agent sent the wrong person a message. After his agent, retired Spanish defender Jose Enrique, contacted the incorrect Instagram account, it appeared that the former Norwich City playmaker was being offered to Lecce coach Lucca Gotti. According to reports, the former full-back for Newcastle and Liverpool accidentally messaged the Italian tactician’s fan page, “Luca Gotti reacts.” The conversation’s contents, which included an offer to sign Feyenoord star Marcus Pedersen, were leaked online by Football Italia. Enrique is said to have submitted the players’ Transfermarkt pages to the incorrect account while expressing interest in them. After leading Lecce to Serie A safety the previous season, Gotti recently extended his contract at Stadio Via Del Mare through June 2026.
Rangers are about to sign.
After the striker wrote a farewell message to FAR Rabat, Rangers are ready to officially announce the signing of Hamza Igamane. After the additions of Jefte, Oscar Cortes, Clinton Nsiala, Liam Kelly, and Connor Barron, manager Philippe Clement is expected to bring in six new players this summer when the 21-year-old Moroccan closes a £1.7 million deal to Ibrox this week. Igamane shared a photo to Instagram with the caption, “My success comes only through Allah.” I put my trust and my turn in Him. I’ve had an amazing experience with ASFAR that has formed who I am today, but now it’s time to say goodbye and take on a new challenge. I’ve had the privilege of winning two titles with the team that I adore. I will always be appreciative to the committee, which is led by Vice President Al-Ayoubi and President Mohamed Haramou, as well as to all of the Askaries, teammates, coaches, employees, and anybody else who has had any kind of career-influencing impact. I will always have a particular place in my heart for the leader. I am very grateful for what you have done.”
Wednesday’s first preseason friendly in the Netherlands saw Hibs defeat German third-tier team MSV Duisburg 1-0 thanks to a header from Josh Campbell. Before making 11 changes before halftime, manager David Grey gave starts to three new players: center-half duo Marvin Ekpiteta and Warren O’Hora and goalkeeper Josef Bursik. Midway through the first half, Campbell scored the game’s lone goal off a corner kick by Martin Boyle. Hibs’ next game is scheduled for this Saturday against PAOK, the Greek champions.
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