Stories are emerging that Chris Hughton, scouting  trip to Celtic was to run the eye over Celtic midfielder Beram Kayal, and not Gary Hooper as reported by the BBC.   Kayal, an Israeli international back in the starting line-up after recovering from a series of injuries .

Under contract until the summer of 2015, a transfer fee in the region of £5 Million is being quoted which seems a bit high for a player who has missed several games.