Jozo Simunović? WHAT HAPPENED?

Jozo Simunovic of Celtic FC in action during the UEFA Champions League 2019/2020, Third Qualifying Round between CFR Cluk v Celtic FC at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on August 7, 2019. (Photo by Alex Nicodim/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

JOZO SIMUNOVIC has not kicked a ball in that frame of mind since leaving Croatian club HNK Gorica in the late spring of 2022

The 29-year-old focal safeguard has battled for a long-lasting home since his delivery from Celtic toward the finish of his agreement in July two years sooner.

Simunovic showed up for country outfit Gorica subsequent to being out of the game for north of a year.


The previous Under-21 back-four administrator, who was brought to Parkhead by ex-supervisor Ronny Deila in a £4million move from Dinamo Zagreb in September 2015, was cursed by a steady knee injury in the later phases of his time in Glasgow.

He turned out just multiple times for the bosses in his last mission before the club chose not to enact the leftover a year statement in his agreement.

Simunovic brought home five championships with the Bands and his last trip came in the home 3-1 Europa Association misfortune to FC Copenhagen on February 27 2020 when he tragically gifted the Danes the initial objective with a disastrous back pass soon after the span.


His visit in Glasgow was tormented by injury. He went through a knee activity and furthermore endured knee tendon harm when he missed a gigantic piece of another season.

Following his takeoff from the Loops, Simunovic was connected with Turkish clubs Trabzonspor and Goztepe, yet no arrangements appeared. It was an indistinguishable story with Croatia outfit Rijeka.

There were reports Bundesliga couple Stuttgart and Augsburg were showing an interest, however, frustratingly for the player, indeed nothing was solidified.

Simunovic, however, procured an agreement with Gorica in October 2021, be that as it may, tragically, they didn’t expand the arrangement past the accompanying summer.

Presently the previous Circles fans’ most loved doesn’t exactly have the foggiest idea what’s in store – yet he is sure he will remain in football whether as a player or in another limit.

He is on record as expressing: “On the off chance that I don’t return to playing, I will remain in football — it’s actually all I contemplate. That could be instructing, office work or sports the executives. How about we find out what occurs.”

Simunovic actually monitors Celtic and is a normal guest to Parkhead on match day.

Celtic announce their first contract for January.

Celtic have reported the exchange of Yosuke Ideguchi to Vissel Kobe, the club that provided the bands with Kyogo Furuhashi and Yuki Kobayashi

Quite a while back the midfielder joined Celtic close by Reo Hatate and Daizen Maeda yet a dreadful injury on his presentation away to Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Cup really grounded his Celtic profession before it had begun. Matt O’Riley made his presentation in the following apparatus, away to Hearts.

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Timo
Charged as a holding midfielder with a past stretch in Europe at Leeds Joined together, Ideguchi found that position scarcely existed at Celtic where they appreciate 70% belonging in numerous homegrown matches. James McCarthy and Oliver Abildgaard faced the same outcomes.

Apparently Celtic have gotten a 1m euros expense for the midfielder, the very charge that they paid to Gamba Osaka a long time back. With conversion scale variances there might be a little benefit or misfortune.

Ideguchi showed up in his ‘debut’ season and spent the 2023 J-Association season borrowed at Avispa Fukuoka where he was short recorded for the Player of the Year Grant.

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rangers
Further flights are normal from Celtic yet it has been a sluggish beginning, approaching and active, begin to the January window.

Celtic are currently ‘considering’ a bid for a Rangers-linked player, with Everton, Middlesbrough, and others.

Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, and Burnley are among the clubs said to be interested in the striker

The January transfer market is already open, and Celtic and Rangers supporters are eager to see what business their clubs will conduct at this early stage.

Before the transfer season officially began, Philippe Clement secured Wolves forward Fabio Silva on loan, and the Hoops are currently linked with a number of players, including Nottingham Forest defender Scott McKenna and Aberdeen striker Bojan Miovski. The champions are now apparently prepared to join their Glasgow rivals in seeking a transfer for one of the Scottish Premiership’s standout performers this season.

Celtic are reportedly ‘seeking to make a bid’ for Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland, who has 18 goals this season and has been frequently linked with a move to Ibrox. Rodgers is thought to be a fan of the 28-year-old, and the club is now ‘considering’ a January bid.

Celtic
Celtic
However, there looks to be more to the story, and a number of clubs from across the border are thought to be considering their own bids, which is logical given the Scotland international’s goal scoring prowess this season. The outlet names seven clubs from both the English Premier League and the EFL Championship.

They include Sean Dyche’s Everton and Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace, as well as other Premier League clubs Burnley and Sheffield United. Southampton, Middlesbrough, and Hull City are rumored to be interested from the English second division.

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CELTICS
Interestingly, the same article claims that Rangers‘were’ interested in signing Shankland, but that their signing of Fabio Silva is considered as an alternative to the Hearts captain.

Several reports in recent weeks have suggested that the Ibrox club is still interested in Shankland, though a summer deal is believed to be more likely at this point – providing he is still available.

Scott McKenna has been given the ‘green light’ for a move to Celtic, and Nicolas Kuhn has been promised huge things are on the way.

Nottingham Forest are open to any and all offers for Scott McKenna, who has apparently been handed permission to depart this month

Brendan Rodgers is on the lookout for defensive reinforcements for the second half of the season. Nat Phillips has quietly returned to Liverpool following an underwhelming loan spell, while sources suggest that Gustaf Lagerbielke is on his way out.

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rangers
Cameron Carter-Vickers and Liam Scales are the established starting two, but none of the possibilities behind them have yet totally impressed Rodgers, and reports suggest Scotland defender McKenna might be the answer.

The Hoops are said to have made preliminary inquiries about his availability, and the latest from down south indicates that Forest’s response is likely to have been good.

Forest are ready to part ways, according to Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke, and are open to offers with McKenna’s contract scheduled to end in six months.

Celtic
Celtic
The Hoops are also thought to be interested in strengthening at left-back, with Tiago Araujo a long-term target, while it was reported on Wednesday that Liverpoolhad rejected bids from both the Hoops and Rangers for Owen Beck. Beck was an important player for Dundee in the opening half of the season, but he now returns south to cover for Andy Robertson at Anfield.
Elsewhere, it looks that there has been some movement on Nicolas Kuhn…though perhaps not in the direction that Celtic would prefer.
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The 24-year-old has been considered as an alternative up front for Rapid Vienna, where he has three goals and seven assists this season. It’s expected that he’ll cost roughly £2m, but Fan.at in Austria believe he’ll cost more because he’s ‘only just begun’ to display his true ability this season

 



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