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Every arrival, exit, reported fee and late-window twist from Celtic’s summer rebuild.

Window closed · updated 9 September 2026

Celtic’s complete summer 2026 business

Celtic brought in 11 players and moved 20 on during a summer of sweeping change. Six arrivals landed in the final two days before the European registration deadline, but a late move for Torino midfielder Gvidas Gineitis slipped away.

11Arrivals
20Departures

Confirmed arrivals

Permanent signings, free transfers and season-long loans all feature in O’Neill’s rebuilt squad.

Re-signedFree transfer

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Free agent → Celtic

Returned on a new one-year contract after his previous deal expired.

PermanentReported £4.5m–£6m

Camilo Durán

Qarabağ → Celtic

Colombian forward and Celtic’s first permanent arrival of the window.

PermanentReported £11m

Kasper Høgh

Bodø/Glimt → Celtic

Centre-forward signed for a reported club-record fee.

PermanentReported £9m–£10m

Haissem Hassan

Real Oviedo → Celtic

Wide attacker added before the Champions League play-off.

PermanentReported £6.8m

Mika Baur

SC Paderborn → Celtic

German attacking midfielder signed in August.

Season loanLoan

Oliver Sørensen

Parma → Celtic

Danish midfielder joined with an option to buy, according to BBC Sport.

Season loanLoan

Sam Johnstone

Wolverhampton Wanderers → Celtic

Experienced goalkeeper was part of Celtic’s late-window recruitment.

Season loanLoan

Shumaira Mheuka

Chelsea → Celtic

Teenage forward joined from Chelsea.

Season loanLoan

Landon Emenalo

Chelsea → Celtic

Young midfielder arrived from Chelsea.

PermanentReported £3.4m

Joel van den Berg

PSV Eindhoven → Celtic

Teenage midfielder completed a permanent move.

LoanLoan

Jordan Lotomba

Feyenoord → Celtic

Swiss right-back joined during the final recruitment push.

Confirmed departures

Sales, loans, releases, retirement and returning loan players.

PlayerMoveTypeFee
Kasper SchmeichelCeltic → RetiredRetired—
Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainCeltic → Out of contractContract expired—
Julián AraujoCeltic → BournemouthEnd of loan—
Tomáš ČvančaraCeltic → Borussia MönchengladbachEnd of loan—
Marcelo SaracchiCeltic → Boca JuniorsEnd of loan—
Junior AdamuCeltic → FreiburgEnd of loan—
Joel MvukaCeltic → LorientEnd of loan—
Benjamin ArthurCeltic → BrentfordEnd of loan—
Stephen WelshCeltic → Swansea CityPermanentFree transfer
Luis PalmaCeltic → Lech PoznańPermanentReported £3.5m
Hayato InamuraCeltic → FC TokyoLoan made permanentReported £1.5m
Shin YamadaCeltic → OH LeuvenLoanLoan
Kelechi IheanachoCeltic → BursasporEnd of contractFree transfer
Daizen MaedaCeltic → Ipswich TownPermanentReported £10m
Paulo BernardoCeltic → Górnik ZabrzeLoanLoan
Arne EngelsCeltic → West Ham UnitedPermanentReported £22m
Adam MontgomeryCeltic → LivingstonLoanLoan
Michel-Ange BalikwishaCeltic → GentLoanLoan
Reo HatateCeltic → BurnleyPermanentReported £6.5m–£9m
Johnny KennyCeltic → Preston North EndPermanentReported £3m

Sources

Reported fees may vary and can include add-ons.

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