{"id":21894,"date":"2026-01-26T20:27:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/2026\/01\/26\/celtic-plotting-a-late-bid-for-this-norwegian-midfielder-how-he-would-fit-in-oneill-plans\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T20:27:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:27:53","slug":"celtic-plotting-a-late-bid-for-this-norwegian-midfielder-how-he-would-fit-in-oneill-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/2026\/01\/26\/celtic-plotting-a-late-bid-for-this-norwegian-midfielder-how-he-would-fit-in-oneill-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Plotting A Late Bid For This Norwegian Midfielder: How He Would Fit In O\u2019Neill Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If a recent report from The Daily Record<\/a> is believed to be true, Celtic are plotting a late move for Felix Horn Myhre. But the Hoops are not alone in the race, as the Danish giants Brondby are ready to splash a fee in the region of \u20ac3m for the Brann midfield ace.<\/p>\n

Born in Oslo, the 26-year-old Norwegian international featured for the local club Vestre Aker before joining Ullern\u2019s academy ranks. Soon, he was promoted to their senior side, and his emergence caught the eyes of V\u00e5lerenga, who initially roped him in for their reserves. Myhre\u2019s mastery in the middle of the park earned him minutes in the Eliteserien. Despite an underwhelming loan stint at Bod\u00f8\/Glimt, he continued to flourish in Oslo with Bohemene.<\/i><\/p>\n

His Rise in Norway<\/strong><\/h3>\n

However, the versatile midfielder made the next career move by joining Brann in 2021 upon the expiry of his V\u00e5lerenga contract. He has since enjoyed a stunning rise, with 27 goals and 36 assists in 157 first-team appearances donning Bergens stolthet <\/i>colour [stats via Transfermarket<\/a>]. <\/span><\/p>\n

Brann are ahead of Celtic in the Europa League group phase standings, and Myhre, having dominated their midfield game, could now ply his trade abroad for the first time in his career.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bhoys have tied down two loan signings this month: Juli\u00e1n Araujo and Tomas Cvancara, who featured against Hearts on Sunday afternoon in the top-of-the-table clash. In the wake of Alistair Johnston\u2019s injury absence, Araujo is now the preferred right fullback over Colby Donovan and Anthony Ralston. Also, Martin O\u2019Neill handed Cvancara an immediate start, a couple of days after the centre-forward\u2019s arrival from Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach.<\/p>\n

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND \u2013 JANUARY 25: Callum McGregor of Celtic applauds their fans after the William Hill Premiership match between Heart of Midlothian and Celtic at Tynecastle Park on January 25, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Zak Mauger\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Why Celtic Need Another Holding Midfielder<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Meanwhile, Celtic are still in the market for further reinforcements, particularly in midfield, with several names linked throughout the January window, including Niko Sigur, Josh Mulligan and Xaver Schlager. Myhre is their latest target, according to reports in Norway, and his all-round attributes could solve a major problem if a transfer to Parkhead takes place before the 2nd February\u2019s deadline.<\/p>\n

The Celts are highly reliant on skipper Callum McGregor, who drives the show from the base as a deep-lying playmaker. Arne Engels has partnered with him in O\u2019Neill\u2019s \u2018double pivot\u2019 set-up, but the growing interest<\/a> from Europe could see them lose the Belgian sooner or later.<\/p>\n

McGregor will be 33 in the summer, and Paulo Bernardo, his understudy for the \u2018number 6\u2019 role, has failed to impress enough as a first-team regular. Reo Hatate, Benjamin Nygren and Luke McCowan are better suited as advanced playmakers, leaving Celtic<\/a> with depth issues in the holding midfield positions.<\/p>\n

Myhre, known for his immense work rate, technical ability, focus and game-reading skills, should be able to resolve their midfield conundrum. While he needs to work on the physical aspect of his game, the experience gained in European football should help him attune to the aggression of the Scottish game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If a recent report from The Daily Record is believed to be true, Celtic are plotting a late move for Felix Horn Myhre. But the Hoops are not alone in the race, as the Danish giants Brondby are ready to splash a fee in the region of \u20ac3m for the Brann midfield ace. Born in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12953,"featured_media":21895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12953"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}