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SPL There was talk of betrayal when Brendan Rodgers left Celtic and it hasn't gone away, but his return could yet help rebuild his career Rob Tanner134 Steve Morrow is among the contenders to be appointed sporting director at Rangers.
The process is being led by headhunting firm Executives in Sport who have conducted searches for top Premier League clubs in the past.
It is still in the early stages with a list being drawn up before Rangers’ board and executive team conduct thorough interviews. An appointment is not expected to be made in the coming weeks.
Rangers’ former sporting director Ross Wilson departed the club in April to take up the position of chief football officer at Nottingham Forest.
Morrow previously worked at the Football. .. Jordan Campbell25 Atlanta United’s vice president and technical director Carlos Bocanegra has pulled himself out of the running to become Rangers’ director of football after being interviewed for the role.
Rangers’ former director of football Ross Wilson departed the club in April to take up the position of chief football officer at Nottingham Forest.
Bocanegra has been technical director of Atlanta United since 2015, shortly after the club were awarded an expansion franchise by MLS, and was appointed vice president in 2017. In 2018, in just their second season as an MLS side, Atlanta won the. .. Felipe Cardenas and Jordan Campbell57 Liverpool will listen to offers for Leighton Clarkson as they continue their midfield rebuild this summer — but Fabio Carvalho is only available on loan.
Clarkson is expected to secure a permanent move after a productive season on loan at Aberdeen.
The 21-year-old academy graduate, who has made three senior appearances for Liverpool, scored six goals and contributed nine assists in 38 matches for the Scottish Premiership club as he helped them qualify for Europe.
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However, with competition for places in Jurgen Klopp’s squad increasing. .. James Pearce95 Ange Postecoglou has signed a four-year deal to become Tottenham Hotspur’s new head coach.
Postecoglou, 57, joins from Celtic after two years with the Scottish side, with the club confirming his appointment on Tuesday morning.
The Athletic reported at the weekend that Spurs were close to appointing Postecoglou as their new head coach, with the Australian emerging as the frontrunner for the vacancy last week.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said in a statement: “Ange brings a positive mentality and a fast, attacking style of play. He has a strong track record of developing players and an. .. David Ornstein and Jack Pitt-Brooke241 Rangers have confirmed they will sign former Norwich and Everton midfielder Kieran Dowell on July 1.
The 25-year-old opted to leave Norwich once his original three-year deal expired this summer, despite Norwich’s hopes of offering him a new contract. He has signed another three-year deal in Glasgow.
He is manager Michael Beale’s first signing of the summer.
“I’m really glad to get it done early towards the end of the season, ” Dowell told Rangers’ official website. “I know a lot of Rangers fans and Scottish lads from my previous clubs, and they just speak so highly of Rangers. The. .. Michael Bailey22 Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent and Allan Mc Gregor are among five Rangers players that will leave when their contracts expire at the end of the season.
Centre-back Felip Helander and midfielder Scott Arfield will also depart the Glasgow club.
Steven Davis, whose contract is also expiring, remains in talks over working with the club’s medical team to support his return to full fitness following an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury he sustained in December 2022.
Rangers said in a statement: “Each of the departing players has given the club excellent service and will move on to the. .. Omar Garrick39 Celtic have won their 11th Scottish Premiership title in 12 years following Sunday’s 2-0 victory over 10-man Hearts.
Kyogo Furuhashi’s 24th league goal of the season gave Celtic the lead after 67 minutes at Tynecastle Park before substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu poked home with 10 minutes remaining to put the game beyond Hearts.
Alex Cochrane was sent off for the hosts on the stroke of half time after his trip on Daizen Maeda was deemed to have denied a goalscoring opportunity following an intervention from VAR.
The win sees Celtic secure the title with four games remaining, with the gap. .. The Athletic Staff44 Advertisement Owen Coyle Junior discusses his time managing the England national amputee team and joining forces with his dad at Queen’s Park Jordan Campbell8 Allan Campbell believes Luton are better prepared for the play-offs after being beaten in semi-finals last season. Can they get to top tier? Nancy Froston9