Celtic linked with Ferry & Penrice as Tierney cover - gossip

Dundee United 25-year-old Will Ferry is on a list of potential left-back options Celtic manager Martin O'Neill is considering. ( The Courier ) Celtic are in talks with AEK Athens' former Hearts left-back, James Penrice, with the 27-year-old open to a return to Scotland even though he would be back-up to Kieran Tierney. ( TeamTalk ) James Penrice's representatives say Rangers are not interested in the AEK Athens right-back but there is a small window of opportunity for Celtic to sign the Scot. ( Box2Box ) Japan forward Daizen Maeda is scheduled to have a medical with Ipswich Town ahead of the 28-year-old completing his transfer from Celtic for an initial £8m plus £2m in add-ons. ( Sky Sports ) Paderborn head coach Ralf Kettemann says the ball is in the Bundesliga club's court as they negotiate with Celtic over the Scottish champions' desire to sign 22-year-old midfielder Mika Baur. ( NW Sport via Scottish Sun ) Kelechi Iheanacho, the 29-year-old striker who had been offered a new contract by Celtic, says he instructed his agent to do everything possible to thrash out a move to Bursaspor as he was excited by the prospect of leading them back to the Turkish Super Lig. ( Daily Record ) Calvin Stengs, the 27-year-old midfielder who had been linked with a move to Celtic last summer but instead joined Pisa on loan, has become a free agent after agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract with Feyenoord. ( Glasgow Times ) Read Thursday's Scottish Gossip in full. [BBC]