'Key Celtic start fast in tough opening'

We asked for your views on Celtic's Scottish Premiership fixtures and how they will be faring after 10 games.Here's what some of you said:Rob: Top of the league, simples.Stuart: After the opening 10 games, there will be at least a six or seven-point gap. We will be firmly in control and ready to make an impact on the big stage. Celtic will be a true force next season.Adam: It's key we get off to a good start, we face four of last season's top six in the first six games. Away to Rangers on 31 August (currently), that will be the big one considering our recent Old Firm record.

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Learn with AIFact CheckingText to SpeechAI Summary

Related Articles

Daily Mail​

32 minutes ago

• Daily Mail​

Marc Guehi 'prepared to see out Crystal Palace contract' amid interest from Liverpool, Spurs and Newcastle

is said to be willing to bide his time at Crystal Palace despite widespread interest in his signature from elsewhere. Guehi was courted by Newcastle United last summer but Palace rejected an offer worth around £50million, before Tottenham Hotspur failed with a bid in January. Both Newcastle and Spurs remain keen on the 24-year-old centre back, while Liverpool are also now listed among his admirers. But according to The Guardian, Guehi is prepared to see out his Palace contract, which is due to expire at the end of June 2026. That might not suit the decision makers at Selhurst Park, though, as it would likely mean losing their star man on a free transfer. Guehi — who has been capped 23 times by England and is expected to play a crucial role at next year's World Cup — featured in 35 of Palace's 38 Premier League matches last season. The former Chelsea academy star also played in all six of Palace's games in their triumphant FA Cup campaign, including the 1-0 win over Manchester City in the final. Liverpool's interest may intensify following the expected departure of Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen. But Guehi is among several defenders being monitored by the Reds. Meanwhile, Tottenham's need for a new centre back could hinge on whether Cristian Romero stays or leaves this summer. It is no secret that the Argentina star is wanted by Atletico Madrid.

Daily Record

39 minutes ago

• Daily Record

Benjamin Nygren signs for Celtic as bargain transfer fee, contract details and stunning scouting report emerge

Celtic are set to snap up the Sweden international in a cut-price deal but could be quids in further down the line according to Marc Rieper. Benjamin Nygren has been hailed as the 'full package' after sealing an initial £1.3m move to Celtic on a four-year deal with an option until 2030. The winger has agreed a cut-price movefrom Danish side Nordsjaelland, with official confirmation expected in the coming days, as Brendan Rodgers beefs up his attacking options. ‌ And according to former Hoops hero Marc Rieper the Parkhead club are getting top class talent who will coin in a massive profit further down the line. ‌ Nygren netted 16 goals across all competitions last season and his form didn't go unnoticed back home, earning him a first senior call-up under Sweden boss Jon Dahl Tomasson in March. He has since won four caps and scored twice for his country. Now the 23-year-old, currently on holiday, looks set to complete his move to Parkhead and have a first crack at the Champions League after snubbing interest from Anderlecht, Copenhagen and the MLS. And Denmark legend Rieper told Mail Sport: 'I've seen Nygren a number of times. He is the full package. A really good player. 'He has tremendous speed, good passing ability and is a really, really good finisher - and from long range. 'When you play for Nordsjaelland you need to be able to keep the ball and he is really good in that sense. ‌ 'Celtic have got a really good player in Nygren. He is top class.' Nygren was one of the Danish Sperliga's most effective attacking threats over the last two seasons and had interest from across Europe a year ago. With just six months left on his contract at Nordsjaelland the Danes have accepted the knockdown fee rather than lose the player for nothing in December. ‌ But Rieper expects Celtic will make a huge profit on Nygren further down the line - with the former defender tipping him to be the latest star to become a £10m-plus player at Parkhead. He said: 'If you do well at Celtic and in Europe then you are very easily a £10million-plus player. 'The way prices are going in Italy, Germany and the Premier League then £10million - as ridiculous as it is to say - is not even a big number any more. 'Look at Matt O'Riley, he's on the verge of leaving Brighton for crazy money as well. I think they will make a good profit on Nygren one day. 'He is a young player and he has got really good ability. But they can look forward to enjoying him in a Celtic shirt for the next few years first.' Tune in to Hotline Live every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport's newest podcast, Game On, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.

Daily Mail​

an hour ago

• Daily Mail​

Prince Harry 'will extend olive branch to King Charles and Prince William by inviting them to the next Invictus Games' - but finale is set to clash with Queen's 80th birthday

The Duke of Sussex is to extend an olive branch to the Royal Family by inviting them to the 2027 Invictus Games, the Mail on Sunday can reveal. In the strongest indication yet that Prince Harry is keen for a reconciliation with the King and other senior Royals, it is understood that an emailed invitation will be sent out later this month, followed by a formal invitation. Sources said the timing of the invitation was designed to give the family the best possible chance of attending, given that Charles is known to draw up his schedule up to three years in advance. But the extraordinary move, which could see Harry pictured with the Royal Family for the first time since the late Queen's funeral, has raised eyebrows among some commentators. Ingrid Seward said: 'The King might attend to show support for the Armed Forces and congratulate Harry on the most significant success in his life. 'The only reason the King is wary of associating with his son is that he no longer trusts him not to repeat their private conversations as he has done in the past. This goes for all the working members of the family.' Fellow royal commentator Katie Nicholl added: 'The King absolutely wants a relationship with his youngest son and with his grandchildren. He has an incredible capacity for forgiveness and he wants to be magnanimous in all of this and therefore there's certainly a possibility that the King might consider attending Invictus.' Despite the Royals' previously strong support for Invictus, the invitation – should anyone choose to accept it – is likely to cause some headaches for Royal aides as it involves a major scheduling conflict. The Games are set to open at Birmingham's NEC on July 12, 2027, and will conclude on July 17 – the day Queen Camilla turns 80 – for which there are likely to already be some celebrations planned. It also remains to be seen whether the Duke would risk bringing Meghan and their children Archie, six, and four-year-old Lilibet, to the UK for the event, having previously insisted he could not do so unless the family were offered 'full police protection'. 'Harry has agreed that Invictus should extend an invitation to his family,' a source told The Mail on Sunday. 'Invictus hopes the Royal Family will come along to support the wounded veterans taking part. Harry is hopeful his father will set aside their differences to attend the Invictus Games and support veterans. 'The Royals have always been hugely supportive of Invictus and proud of what Harry has achieved in that arena. This is one olive branch from him which might be reciprocated.' Harry, 40, made it clear in a BBC interview last month that he would welcome a rapprochement with his father and with the wider family, despite acknowledging the hurt caused by his brutally honest memoir, Spare. 'There's no point in continuing to fight any more,' he said. 'Life is precious.' And he added: 'Forgiveness is 100 per cent a possibility because I would like to get my father and brother back.' The Invictus invitations are thought to represent the first time Harry has publicly reached out in a bid to gather his family together. The invitees and the wording of the invitations are said to have been approved by Harry, with the emails being sent to private secretaries at the Palace. The Games are expected to bring significant economic and social benefit to Birmingham. A spokesman for Invictus said: 'No formal invitations have been issued as preparations are in the early stages.'