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Celtic Hosts Middlesbrough, Plans £50 m Revamp, Signs Duran

7/17/2026

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Celtic will host Middlesbrough in a pre-season friendly on Saturday despite boycott calls.
Chris Sutton says Celtic may need to spend over £50 million this summer to rebuild.
Camilo Duran signed from Qarabag for £6 million, the first striker since Kyogo Furuhashi left for Rennes.
Martin O'Neill told the board at the July 4 Cork meeting that the squad needs signings, noting Celtic struggle to compete with English Championship clubs and agents.

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Celtic will host Middlesbrough in a pre-season friendly on Saturday despite boycott calls.
Chris Sutton says Celtic may need to spend over £50 million this summer to rebuild.
Camilo Duran signed from Qarabag for £6 million, the first striker since Kyogo Furuhashi left for Rennes.
Martin O'Neill told the board at the July 4 Cork meeting that the squad needs signings, noting Celtic struggle to compete with English Championship clubs and agents.