⚽ The Kick-Off | Monday 7th July 2025
Signings for 14 SPFL clubs including Dundee United, Dundee, Aberdeen & Kilmarnock. James Penrice signs for AEK Athens. Celtic's Maik Nawrocki goes out on loan.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #96: When Celtic won the European Cup in 1967, Rangers made the Cup Winners' Cup Final, and Kilmarnock the semi-final of the Fairs Cup.
NEWS
✍️ Dundee United have signed Dario Naamo from SKN St Pölten on a season-long loan.
The deal for the Finnish wingback includes an option to buy. - Alan Temple, The Courier
🔵 Kilmarnock signed former Livingston goalkeeper Max Stryjek.
The Polish goalkeeper has signed from Jagiellonia Białystok on a one-year contract. - Kilmarnock website
🔴 French attacking midfielder Adil Aouchiche has joined Aberdeen on a season-long loan from Sunderland.
The Pittodrie side have an option to buy at the end of the loan. - Ewan Paton, The Herald
🔵 Rangers have signed attacking midfielder Theo Aasgaard on a four-year deal from Luton Town. - Rangers FC website
✍️ Dundee made another summer signing.
Striker Ashley Hay joined on a two-year deal from Brentford. - Dundee FC website
🟢 Hayato Inamura has joined Celtic from Japanese side Albirex Niigata.
The 23-year-old Japanese defender has signed a four-year deal. - Celtic FC website
✍️ While one defender arrived in Inamura, Maik Nawrocki left Celtic on loan to Hannover 96. The German side have the option to make the transfer permanent. - Blair Meikle, The Herald
✍️ Hearts left-back James Penrice has joined AEK Athens for a reported £2m fee. - Mark Atkinson, The Scotsman
🔵 Greenock Morton have signed defender Kris Moore following his departure from Leeds United. - Greenock Morton website
⚫️ Midfielder Alfons Amade has joined Dunfermline Athletic.
The 25-year-old was most recently at Septemvri Sofia in Bulgaria. - Iain Collin, The Courier
✍️ Ross County made a double-signing on Friday.
They signed 21-year-old left-back Len O’Sullivan from Northern Irish Premiership side Glenavon and 19-year-old winger Adam Emslie from Aberdeen. - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal
📝 Scotland striker George Hirst has signed a new four-year contract at Ipswich Town. - Alan Galindo, Football Scotland
✍️ Forfar Athletic right-back Cammy Logan has signed a one-year deal at Partick Thistle. - Partick Thistle website
✍️ Rocco Hickey Fugaccia has signed for Arbroath after leaving Queen’s Park. - Arbroath FC on X
He was joined by Arran Pettifer who signed from Cliftonville. - Arbroath FC on X
🔵 Niall McGinn has signed for League Two Peterhead. - Peterhead FC on X
✍️ Dumbarton signed Scott Tomlinson on a season-long loan from Ayr United. - Dumbarton FC website
🔵 Forfar Athletic have signed former Dundee youth midfielder Lewis Lorimer. - Forfar Athletic website
🔴 Scotland Under-19s Head Coach Neil MacFarlane has joined Brentford as new manager Keith Andrews’ assistant first-team coach.
He will continue also to take the Scotland Under-19s team. - Brentford FC website
🆕 Motherwell unveiled their new away kit. To mark nearly 30 years since the Ravenscraig steelworks were demolished, the club is honouring the history with the kit featuring the British Steel logo.
🆕 Hearts launched their new third kit.
🆕 Ross County revealed their new away shirt.
🆕 Clyde unveiled their new home shirt.
🆕 Forfar Athletic also revealed their new away shirt.
🟠 Dundee United’s new home kit has proved to be the most successful launch day in club history. - Dundee United website
✍️ Former Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi has signed for EFL Championship side Birmingham City from Rennes.
Kyogo only joined Rennes in January but will link up with Birmingham manager Chris Davies, who was once Brendan Rodgers' assistant. - BBC
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