Celtic new signings: Confirmed ins and outs for summer 2025

Celtic won the Scottish Premiership won a record-equalling 55th time last year, and in a bid to finally topple Rangers in the historical standings, Brendan Rodgers was hoping for a big summer.

Unfortunately for the former Liverpool and Leicester manager, he didn't get his wish. Instead, he was left disappointed by how much money the club were willing to put towards transfer fees and that arguably cost them their place in the Champions League.

In this article, find all the important information on the outgoings and incomings at Celtic during the summer of 2025.

Celtic new signings in summer 2025

Sebastian Tounekti (Hammarby)

Celtic's most expensive signing this summer came at the very end of the transfer window. Tounekti, a 23-year-old Norwegian winger who represents Tunisia on the international stage, is a bit of an unknown and many were surprised that Celtic were prepared to pay over £5.5m for him.

Of course, Tounekti is still very young and he will have a chance to prove himself under Rodgers.

Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp)

Balikwisha was one of Celtic's main transfer targets this summer and they managed to land the 24-year-old for a fee of around £4.5m. After spending the last four seasons at Antwerp, Balikwisha will need some adjustment period in Scotland, but he already has plenty of experience from the Belgian league and it shouldn't take long for him to get used to life at Celtic.

Benjamin Nygren (Nordsjaelland)

Swedish forward Benjamin Nygren has also been snapped up by the Scottish champions in a deal worth around £2 million.

The 25-year-old forward joins from Nordsjaelland, where he scored 16 times across all competitions in the previous season, making him Celtic's third summer signing.

The former Nordsjaelland ace made his debut for Sweden this year, and he has scored two goals in four matches for his country.

Kieran Tierney (Arsenal)

Scotland international Kieran Tierney is a player who needs no introduction. Born in Douglas, Isle of Man, Tierney began his football journey through Celtic’s youth ranks. He went on to take part in 102 official games for the Hoops before signing for Arsenal.

Now, Tierney joins his boyhood team on a free transfer in hopes that he will put his career back on track. His departure from Emirates was announced at the beginning of June.

Ross Doohan (Aberdeen FC)

The 27-year-old Ross Doohan’s contract with Aberdeen FC expired, and he didn’t get a renewal from the club’s men in charge. This is undoubtedly a significant loss for coach Jimmy Thelin, even if he doesn’t realise it now.

Just like Tierney, Doohan started his youth career at Celtic, and his signature came without a single dime spent, as he joined Celtic on a free transfer. Aberdeen isn’t the only team Doohan played for. In the past, he enjoyed spells with Forest Green, Tranmere Rovers, Dundee United, and Ross County.

At the age of 27, it’s fair to say the best is yet to come from Doohan, as he will have to fight goalkeeping legend Kasper Schmeichel for his place as the Hoops’ starting shot-stopper.

Callum Osmand (Fulham)

Another youthful recruit is Callum Osmand, who left Fulham after the expiration of his contract. Fulham wanted to keep him in London, but the 19-year-old rejected a new contract proposal, and he was snapped up by Celtic.

Last season, he scored 19 goals in all competitions for Fulham's Under-21 side, and unlike Isaac English, he is expected to team up with the first team.

Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale)

Celtic’s strike force was impressive as is, but coach Rodgers opted to bolster his attack with the signature of Shin Yamada. The former Kawasaki Frontale striker came cheap, as the Hoops only had to pay the Japanese team a £1.5m transfer fee for the player.

The 25-year-old striker didn’t have the best possible 2025 campaign, as he only scored two goals in 21 domestic league matches, but he was a monster in front of goal in the campaign before that, with 19 goals in 38 league appearances.

Yamada negotiated a four-year deal with the Scottish giants, which means coach Rodgers sees him as a long-term solution to all his attacking problems.

Hayato Inamura (Albirex Niigata)

Continuing the recent trend of signing Japanese players, Celtic brought Inamura from Albirex Niigata this summer. Inamura is a 23-year-old centre-back and it remains to be seen whether he will get a chance to play for Celtic this season or will he go on a loan right away.

Isaac English (Greenock Morton)

Youngster Isaac English is one of the new additions to Celtic after a successful campaign last term. The highly rated defender was instrumental in helping his former team, Greenock Morton, in the Scotland Academy Performance League last season.

The 17-year-old defender is expected to join the team's B team, currently being handled by former Celtic captain Stephen McManus.

Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (Manchester City)

19-year-old Manchester City starlet Jahmai Simpson-Pusey will spend the 2025/26 season in Scotland. The Bhoys added Simpson-Pusey to their squad, as the Citizens’ talent will do his best to prove his worth to coach Rodgers during his season-long loan deal.

At such a young age, there was no way the centre-back was ever going to beat the likes of Ruben Dias and Manuel Akanji for a starter’s position in coach Pep Guardiola’s plans. However, he will get plenty of chances to make a name for himself at Celtic Park, as rumours have it that Rodgers will give Simpson-Pusey plenty of chances to overshadow Auston Trusty and Cameron Carter-Vickers.

Celtic confirmed departures summer 2025

In this section of our article, we will supply you with much-needed information regarding all of Celtic’s departing players.

• Nicholas Kuhn (Como, £16.5m)
• Gustaf Lagerbielke (Braga, £2.2m)
• Marco Tilio (Rapid Vienna, £1.3m)
• Hyeok-kyu Kwon (Nantes, £220k)
• Scott Bain (Falkirk, free transfer)
• Greg Taylor (PAOK, free transfer)
• Daniel Cummings (West Ham, free transfer)
• Joey Dawson (Scunthorpe, free transfer)
• Adam Idah (Swansea, undisclosed)
• Luis Palma (Lech Poznan, loan)
• Maik Nawrocki (Hannover, loan)
• Stephen Welsh (Motherwell, loan)
• Adam Montgomery (Livingston, loan)
• Josh Clarke (Partick Thistle, loan)
• Jeffrey Schlupp (End of loan)

The sale of Nicholas Kuhn was a huge loss for the club, particularly as it came just six months after Kyogo also departed. Those two players were Celtic's most consistent goalscorers and it remains to be seen whether the club have done enough to replace either man.