Tag: Celtic

West Ham transfer news: Hammers break EFL record to sign Arne Engels for £22m from Celtic
15 August 2026 Off

West Ham transfer news: Hammers break EFL record to sign Arne Engels for £22m from Celtic

By Total Football News

Engels is West Ham’s fourth summer signing after the recruitment of Venezuela midfielder Keiber Lamadrid, Dutch defender Joel Veltman and Israel winger Manor Solomon.

West Ham director of player recruitment Nils Koppen told the club website: “Arne is a player we have been tracking for some time as a key target.

“For a player who is still very young with his best years in front of him, he

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Stephen Welsh: Swansea City agree deal for Celtic defender
11 June 2026 Off

Stephen Welsh: Swansea City agree deal for Celtic defender

By Total Football News

Swansea City have agreed to sign Celtic centre-back Stephen Welsh on a free transfer.

The 26-year-old will arrive on a two-year deal with the option of a further 12 months on 1 July after agreeing to terminate his contract at Celtic Park.

Welsh, who impressed while on loan at Motherwell last season, is Championship club Swansea’s first new recruit of the summer and will give head coach Vitor Matos a

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Stephen Welsh: Swansea City set to sign Celtic defender
10 June 2026 Off

Stephen Welsh: Swansea City set to sign Celtic defender

By Total Football News

Celtic defender Stephen Welsh is poised to become Swansea City’s first signing of the summer.

Welsh, 26, came through the youth ranks at Celtic and has made 70 appearances for the Glasgow giants.

He spent the majority of the 2025-26 season on loan at Motherwell, making 29 appearances for Celtic’s Scottish Premiership rivals.

In the previous campaign he had a loan stint at Belgian side Mechelen, while he also had

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Celtic: Kyogo Furuhashi ‘probably unlikely’ to return from Birmingham City
10 January 2026 Off

Celtic: Kyogo Furuhashi ‘probably unlikely’ to return from Birmingham City

By Total Football News

O’Neill would rather add to his squad than lose anyone as he begins his second spell in interim charge this season after Wilfried Nancy was sacked just eight games into his tenure.

Reports had suggested Celtic were in talks with Birmingham over taking Kyogo on loan, but City manager Chris Davies said on Thursday he expects the Japan forward to stay with the Championship club.

Asked if the 30-year-old Japan

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Celtic: No Kieran McKenna talks as Craig Bellamy commits to Wales
31 October 2025 Off

Celtic: No Kieran McKenna talks as Craig Bellamy commits to Wales

By Total Football News

It has been suggested that McKenna would be open to speaking to Celtic given his boyhood allegiances.

“Growing up, we all have our affinities,” he said when asked about those. “I don’t think everyone has to go around and announce what they were, but of course it’s a really big football club.”

McKenna signed a new four-year contract in 2024 and was asked about his reported £5m release clause.

“In

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Celtic 4-0 Newcastle: Alexander Isak left out as Magpies suffer heavy loss
19 July 2025 Off

Celtic 4-0 Newcastle: Alexander Isak left out as Magpies suffer heavy loss

By Total Football News

Celtic went ahead after 28 minutes when Arne Engels sent Nick Pope the wrong way from the penalty spot after being brought down by Joe Willock inside the box.

Keeper Pope made a major error to gift the hosts a second just before half-time, rushing off his line and failing with an attempt to head a long ball clear to allow Johnny Kenny to pass it into the empty net.

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Darren O’Dea: Swansea City to name Celtic coach as assistant boss
22 May 2025 Off

Darren O’Dea: Swansea City to name Celtic coach as assistant boss

By Total Football News

Swansea City are close to finalising a deal to make Celtic’s Darren O’Dea their new assistant boss to head coach Alan Sheehan.

In March, Sheehan added former team-mates Richard Stearman and Mark Fotheringham to his backroom team on short-term deals.

But after being appointed Swansea’s head coach on a permanent basis, Sheehan said further changes to his staff were likely during the close season.

He has been targeting his fellow

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Josh Dede: Celtic defender signs for Middlesbrough
31 January 2025 Off

Josh Dede: Celtic defender signs for Middlesbrough

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough have brought in teenager Josh Dede from Celtic on a permanent deal.

The 19-year-old, who can play right-back or right winger, will initially join up with Boro’s under-21 squad.

He did not play for Celtic’s first-team, but featured in their age-group sides as well as playing for Scotland Under-19s.

Dede is the fifth arrival on Teesside this month following Ryan Giles, George Edmundson, Morgan Whittaker and Mark Travers.

This …

Kieran Tierney transfer news: Celtic in talks with Arsenal defender
3 January 2025 Off

Kieran Tierney transfer news: Celtic in talks with Arsenal defender

By Total Football News

Celtic have held talks to re-sign their former defender Kieran Tierney on a pre-contract deal from Arsenal.

The 27-year-old left Celtic in 2019 for a reported £25m fee but Arsenal are ready to let him leave at the end of his contract, with his career in English football having been blighted by injuries.

Amid interest from Celtic and a host of other clubs in Europe, it remains unclear whether Arsenal

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