Celtic not prepared to meet Hibs asking price for Chaiwa - gossip

Celtic continue chase for Hibs midfielder as Rangers consider a goalkeeper swap deal... Celtic remain keen on Zambia midfielder Miguel Chaiwa and would consider a £5m bid for the 22-year-old but are unwilling to meet the reported £7m price tag set by Hibernian . (Football Insider) Celtic are expected to submit a new offer for Sandefjord centre-half Zinedin Smajlovic after a £3.5m bid for the Bosnia-Herzegovina international was rejected. (Football Insider) The option for Celtic to sign Kelechi Iheanacho on for another season has expired, with the striker training on his own in Nigeria. (Scottish Sun) Real Betis are the latest club to express an interest in Rangers midfielder Nicolas Raskin, as they consider potential replacements for Dani Ceballos, who is expected to move on. (Mediaset via Daily Record - subscription required) Rangers are open to a straight swap deal with Hull City for goalkeepers Jack and Ivor Pandur. (Alan Nixon on Patreon - subscription required) Aberdeen are closing in on a deal for Moroccan striker Ayoub Mouloua, 23, from FUS Rabat . (Press & Journal - subscription required) Former striker Chris Sutton is frustrated by the lack of transfer activity at Celtic , saying "it's just a mess". (The Warm-up podcast) Chelsea close in on Lacroix - Saturday's gossip Hearts' Braga plays down transfer talk - gossip