Transfer news and rumours: Celtic and Bournemouth targeting ex-Real Madrid forward, Fulham eyeing Dinamo Zagreb star

Celtic and Bournemouth are reportedly among the clubs funny successful Elche striker Alvaro Rodriguez.

The 21-year-old worked his mode done the younker ranks astatine Real Madrid earlier making 7 appearances for the elder side. 

After spending the 2024-25 run connected indebtedness astatine Getafe, Rodriguez completed a imperishable determination to Elche past summer, going connected to people 7 goals and supply 5 assists successful 34 La Liga appearances.

Rodriguez scored a captious extremity successful Elche's 1-1 gully against Girona connected the last time of the season, securing his squad a 2nd successive play successful the apical flight.

However, the Spanish broadside present look a conflict to clasp his services, with TuttoMercatoWeb reporting that Celtic and Bournemouth are some keen connected signing the erstwhile Real Madrid forward.

However, Celtic and Bournemouth look further contention successful immoderate imaginable bid to motion Rodriguez, with Bologna, Ajax and Feyenoord each successful the premix to unafraid his signature this summer. 

The Spanish-born Uruguay Under-20 planetary has a declaration with Elche until the summertime of June 2029.

Fulham taxable Stojkovic bid 

Meanwhile, Fulham person reportedly submitted a transportation connection for Dinamo Zagreb prima Luka Stojkovic. 

According to Croatian outlet Germanijak, the Cottagers are showing superior involvement successful the striker who is besides a people for Lazio.

The attacking midfielder has caught Fulham's attraction aft scoring 13 goals and contributing 12 assists successful 42 competitory appearances successful the 2025-26 campaign.

The 22-year-old netted a brace successful past month's Croatian Cup last triumph implicit HNK Rijeka, helping his nine implicit a league and cupful double. 

The study claims that Fulham person already tabled a bid worthy much than £4m, but Dinamo Zagreb person since rejected the proposal. 

The Croatian broadside are reluctant to merchantability immoderate cardinal players until aft the qualifying signifier for the 2026-27 Champions League.

World Cup net sensation completes transfer

Elsewhere, Wellington Phoenix defender Tim Payne has reportedly reached an statement implicit a projected determination to Paraguayan nine Olimpia.

The New Zealand right-back has go a viral sensation successful caller weeks aft being identified arsenic the 2026 World Cup's 'least-known player' by Argentinian influencer Valen Scarsini.

Scarsini, who is known arsenic El Scarso, urged his signicant fanbase to enactment the 32-year-old connected societal media. 

Payne, who played successful New Zealand's 2-2 gully with Iran, has seen his Instagram followers emergence exponentially from 4,715 to 5.8m, making him the most-followed shot relationship successful his country's history.

It appears Payne's newfound fame has helped him unafraid a determination to Paraguayan giants Olimpia.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Payne has a verbal statement successful spot to swap Wellington Phoenix for a caller situation successful South America.

Payne volition permission Wellington aft making 157 competitory appearances implicit a seven-year period.