Celtic new signings: Confirmed ins and outs for summer 2024

After a thrilling end to the season which saw Celtic win the league and cup double, Brendan Rodgers now has the task of strengthening his squad to ensure the Hoops give a better account of themselves in Europe this season.

So far, Celtic have had a relatively quiet window, particularly compared to their bitter rivals, Rangers, who have already signed eight new players.

With the rumour mill in overdrive, let's strip it back and take a look at all of the confirmed Celtic ins and outs so far this summer.

Celtic new signings
Brendan Rodgers will be keen to push on after the success Celtic enjoyed last season – Photo by Icon Sport

Celtic new signings summer 2024

Celtic new signings
Previous club
Fee

Viljami Sinisalo

Aston Villa

£1.2m

Kasper Schmeichel

Anderlecht

Free

Paulo Bernardo

Benfica

£4m

Adam Idah

Norwich City

£9.5m

Celtic's biggest signing of the summer is the permanent acquisition of Adam Idah from Norwich City. The club spent £9.5m to get the Irishman back at the club in a move that has gone down particularly well with Brendan Rodgers after he made the big centre forward his number one target this summer.

Another big signing comes in the form of experienced goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel. The Hoops have been on the hunt for a new number one after Joe Hart retired and they have got their man in the form of the 37-year-old Dane who has signed on a one-year deal.

Celtic transfer window rating so far: C

Celtic fans were getting frustrated with the club's board for their lack of activity this summer but the permanent signing of Adam Idah has quietened things down on that front. However, there is still a feeling that more new faces will need to come through the door in the next couple of weeks if they have any aspirations of competing better in Europe this season.

Despite not bringing in too many new players, they have done well to replace Joe Hart with a goalkeeper with equal levels of experience. Kasper Schmeichel is arguably a better player than Hart was at the end of his career, too, so it could be argued that they have upgraded in the goalkeeper department.

However, on the flip side, they have lost Matt O'Riley which is a huge blow. The Danish midfielder was the club's top goalscorer in all competitions last season and has signed for Brighton for £25m. If they don't replace him in the final few days of the window, then there will be a huge hole in their squad.

Celtic's transfer departures summer 2024  – Full list

  • Benjamin Siegrist – FC Rapid
  • Sead Hakšabanović – Malmo
  • Joe Hart – Retired
  • Hyeon-gyu Oh – Genk
  • Hyeok-kyu Kwon – Hibernian
  • Matt O'Riley – Brighton
  • Yuki Kobayashi – Portimonense
  • Gustaf Lagerbielke – Twente FC

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