Celtic are preparing to revive their pursuit of Torino midfielder Gvidas Gineitis when the transfer window reopens in January, with the 22-year-old Lithuania international back on the radar after summer interest cooled.
The Scottish champions have been tracking Gineitis as they look to add more legs and physical presence to the heart of their midfield. His profile – young, mobile, technically tidy and already tested in Serie A – fits the recruitment model at Celtic Park, and the club are expected to explore whether a deal can finally be pushed over the line in the winter.
While one midfield target sits abroad, another is already in the building and eager to stay.
Oliver Sorenson has barely unpacked his bags in Glasgow, but the 24-year-old has made it clear he does not see Celtic as a short stop on loan from Parma. He wants this to become home.
The Dane, who arrived on a temporary deal, is determined to turn his spell into a permanent move and force his way into the long-term plans. For a player still carving out his reputation, the platform Celtic offer – domestic dominance, European football, relentless scrutiny – is exactly the stage he craves.
Sorenson has also been drawing on a familiar figure as he adjusts to Scottish football. Having faced Scott McTominay in Serie A, he now looks to the Scotland international, currently at Napoli, as a reference point for how to impose himself in the middle of the park. The battles in Italy left an impression, and Sorenson wants to channel those lessons into his own game in Glasgow: aggression without chaos, energy with purpose, a midfielder who can influence both boxes.
Across the city, another loanee is heading in the opposite direction of permanence.
Stuttgart head coach Sebastian Hoeness has offered his best wishes to Badredine Bouanani after sanctioning the winger’s loan move to Rangers. The 21-year-old, highly rated for his direct running and creativity, swaps the Bundesliga for the Scottish Premiership in search of regular minutes and a louder stage.
For Rangers, it is a calculated gamble on a wide player with upside and resale value. For Bouanani, it is an opportunity to prove he can handle the expectation that comes with Ibrox, where every misplaced cross and every flash of brilliance is magnified.
The mood is very different at Hibernian, where frustration still lingers after a bruising night at Easter Road.
Head coach David Gray did not hide his anger at Jack Iredale’s dismissal in the 3-1 home defeat to Hearts, branding the defender’s red card “needless”. In a derby that always teeters on the edge, discipline often decides the story. Hibs lost theirs, and with it, the match.
Iredale’s sending off left his team chasing shadows and handed Hearts the initiative. For Gray, still forging his identity as a head coach, moments like that cut deep. They are not just about one game; they speak to standards, concentration, and the thin line between competitive edge and self-destruction.
Celtic plotting midfield reinforcements. Rangers rolling the dice on a Bundesliga winger. Hibs wrestling with self-inflicted wounds.
The season is still young, but the decisions made now – in boardrooms, on training pitches, and in the split-second choices that lead to red cards or breakthroughs – will decide who finishes it satisfied and who is left wondering where it slipped away.
