Headline: Aberdeen Moves Quickly to Fill Manager Vacancy Amid Other Club Developments
Aberdeen aims to finalize its shortlist for a new manager within the next 24 to 48 hours. Among the candidates under consideration is Michael Wimmer, who previously had a brief tenure as Motherwell’s manager and has recently been dismissed from his role as assistant at Holsten Kiel.
St Johnstone’s owner, Adam Webb, expressed confidence regarding a potential approach from Aberdeen for their manager, Simo Valakari. Webb stated that Valakari is “very dedicated to this project” and is “100% about seeing this through.”
In other news, Mikey Moore shared that he opted not to return on loan to Rangers due to Danny Rohl’s departure as head coach. The 19-year-old, currently on loan from Tottenham Hotspur to Cologne, hopes to eventually return to Ibrox to achieve success with the Glasgow club.
Celtic midfielder Mika Baur has sparked interest from top-tier teams in the Premier League, Bundesliga, and Serie A, with his market value estimated between £12.7 million and £16.7 million for the upcoming transfer window.
Meanwhile, Rangers have stated that they have no plans to sell Tuur Rommens in the near future, despite his current position behind on-loan AEK Athens left-back James Penrice in the squad hierarchy.
Steven Gerrard revealed that Rangers faced rejection from Leicester City in attempts to acquire winger Harvey Barnes and midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall while Brendan Rodgers was the manager there.
Former Celtic winger Aiden McGeady disclosed that he reached the final interview stage for a player pathway role at Celtic, which ultimately went to Darren O’Dea.
Greig Mailer has stepped down from his role as chief financial officer at Rangers after 19 months with the club.
Wilfried Nancy, the former Celtic manager, has turned down an offer to take on the head coach position at Le Havre.
Additionally, Rangers winger Kim Min-su has withdrawn from the South Korea Under-21 squad due to a calf injury sustained during a match against St Mirren.
