Scott Bain: Last News

Celtic flop Albian Ajeti is reportedly being considered for a late January swoop from FC Basel.

Celtic’s hopes of Vasilis Barkas leaving this month have reportedly been dashed after Sheffield United pulled out of a deal.

We're just days away from the Premiership season resuming and it's Celtic who kick us off as they take on Hibs at Parkhead on Monday.

There might have been a silent protest going on while the game was taking place.

Celtic ended their Europa League campaign for the season with a win over Real Betis - but an injury for key player Kyogo Furuhashi casts a dark cloud over an otherwise bright night.

Celtic and Ange Postecoglou have come a long way since John Souttar's late header crashed into their net on July 31 to dish out an opening day defeat.

Celtic are considering a move for Stade Brest keeper Marco Bizot in January, according to a report.

Ange Postecoglou had a list as long as your arm of problems he had to fix as Celtic ’s new manager.

Celtic fans were still amazed at the apparent lack of effort shown by Vasilis Barkas during a warm-up drill before Sunday’s rout over Dundee. The Greek looked disinterested as a he made no attempt to get to a succession of shots which flew past him.

Joe Hart has revealed he looked to former hero Fraser Forster as inspiration for what Parkhead can do for a goalkeeper's fortunes. The former Manchester City shot-stopper joined on a three-year deal after leaving Tottenham Hotspur for more game time.

Celtic. Ange Postecoglou has been desperate to land a reliable number one this season with Scott Bain and Vasilis Barkas failing to convince between the posts.

DAVID MCCARTHY: I think he will but I don’t think he should. He simply makes too many mistakes to be trusted.

Celtic - despite reports that a move to Real Sociedad was all but done. New boss Ange Postecoglou is understood to be keen on a reunion with the Brighton keeper having named him his Australia first choice at the 2014 World Cup.

Conor Hazard back on-loan from Celtic for their Premiership return. The Northern Ireland international had a successful loan at Dens Park in the 2019-20 season.Dundee boss James McPake tried to get him back for the last campaign but Hazard was handed a new contract and also got a run in the Celtic first-team.

Vasilis Barkas has been tipped to make a success of his time at Celtic by outgoing temporary boss John Kennedy. The Greek international arrived from AEK Athens in the summer for £5million but has struggled badly in his first season.

Craig Gordon to leave the club has been the "biggest mistake" of the season claims pundit Alan Rough. The 37-year-old keeper left Celtic in the summer after six trophy-laden years, heading back to Hearts for a second stint with the Jambos.

Celtic are hell-bent on ensuring the last of their Treble doesn’t slip from their grasp as they look to salvage some pride from a shocking season. The Hoops goalkeeper is hurting along with his team mates after their title - and 10 In A Row - hopes were blown apart before the split by rampant Rangers.Celtic had won 12 consecutive trophies heading into the current campaign.But the League Cup was the first to tumble before their league title when Ross County pulled off a Parkhead shock in November, leading to furious fan protests and the eventual sacking of Neil Lennon.

Vasilis Barkas has been left out of the Greece squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers with Spain and Georgia.Barkas completed a £4.5m move to Parkhead in the summer, but was unconvincing under Neil Lennon.And he hasn't played for the club since January, with Scott Bain earning John Kennedy's trust to cement his role as number one for the time being.As recently as September he was his country's first-choice keeper, but manager John van 't Schip left him on the bench for their last two matches against Moldova and Slovenia - a sign that his stock had taken a hit since his move to Scotland.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your

Conor Hazard has the contract. But the former Celtic star insists it won’t mean much unless his compatriot gets the chance to follow the Kasper Schmeichel-route and take a firm grip of the top-team gloves.

Celtic signing a new two year deal.The 22-year-old goalkeeper put pen to paper on a contract that will keep him at Parkhead until 2023.Lennoxtown academy graduated Hazard made his first-team debut earlier this season in Celtic’s 3-2 Europa League win against Lille.His league debut came three days later which saw Celtic record a 2-0 victory over Kilmarnock at Celtic Park as he held off summer signing Vasilis Barkas and Scott Bain.The Northern Irishman lifted silverware for the first time as he was the penalty shoot-out hero against Hearts in the Scottish Cup final.While he made a couple of mistakes in the game it was his saves from two spot-kicks that ensured the completion of the quadruple treble.The stopper had been approaching the end of

Aberdeen were denied a deserved point at Parkhead – and says third place in the Premiership is still up for grabs.The Dons were unlucky to lose yet another game to Celtic by a single goal, with Odsonne Edouard's deflected strike the difference between the sides.McInnes' men were denied by a terrific Scott Bain save from Ash Taylor's header in the first half - and they put pressure on the home side towards the end.Ultimately they failed to claw back any points on Hibs who sit above them in the table by four.But McInnes is adamant they showed enough signs to give them confidence going forward and says they can still finish best of the rest.He said: “I thought we started the game really well and had a couple of chances.“Big Ash should do