Kieran Tierney Celtic transfer return confirmed in financial report as Peter Lawwell reveals Hoops whopping profit margin

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Celtic have confirmed their financial interim report for the first six months of the season and revealed their whopping profit margin.

The Scottish Premiership giants laid bare their finances to the London Stock Exchange and listed numerous reasons behind the amount of cash in their coffers heading into the latter stages of the season.

Chairman Peter Lawwell provided a lengthy statement within which he officially confirmed the return of Kieran Tierney who will become the Hoops‘ first signing of the summer transfer window when it opens.

Celtic had hoped Arsenal would sanction his exit back in January but the Gunners refused which forced a rethink for Brendan Rodgers who opted to move for Jeffrey Schlupp on loan from Crystal Palace.

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Celtic earned a tidy profit and have money in the bank

Lawwell also explained that Celts were disappointed not to do more in the January window but were ultimately pleased to sign Schlupp as well as Jota and go into the remainder of the campaign with confidence.

In terms of cash at hand, Celtic posted profits of £26.9million while their profit before tax was £43.9m.

The club also retains a massive balance sheet of £65.4m in the bank and that comes despite the signings of both Adam Idah and Arne Engels who both broke club records over the summer.

There were slight decreases in revenue by 2.1 percent but the sale of Matt O’Riley as well as other decent price fetches from other clubs meant there was a profit from player trading.

Peter Lawwell’s Celtic financial report laid bare

In his Chairman’s statement, Lawwell said: “During the January 2025 transfer window, we acquired the permanent registration of Jota and the temporary registration of Jeffrey Schlupp.

“In addition, we extended the contract of Kasper Schmeichel and entered into a pre-contract agreement that will see Kieran Tierney return to Celtic in July 2025.

“We disposed of the registrations of Kyogo Furuhashi, Alexandro Bernabei and placed Luis Palma, Odin Holm and Stephen Welsh on Loan.

“Our commitment as always is to invest in continuous improvement in all areas of the club and, most importantly, in the first team squad.

“The success of our model has ensured that funding is available to acquire players who will contribute to ongoing success.

“We invested significantly in the summer transfer window and while we aimed to do more in the recent window, we go into the remainder of the season from a strong position and with confidence.”

Other factors laid out by Lawwell explained how the club expect the next six months to produce significantly lesser numbers, but that the club are comfortable in the spot they’re in right now.