Celtic winger Mikey Johnston appears to have chosen Portugal as the destination of his loan move away from the Bhoys, with Football Scotland reporting he is on a flight there today.
Johnston has been linked with a number of clubs around Europe in this transfer window but, as we discussed this morning, was most credibly linked with a switch to Vitoria Guimaraes on deadline day.
The attacker now looks destined to finalise his switch to the Portuguese top-flight, giving him the chance to find regular week-to-week football as opposed to sitting on the sidelines at Celtic.
The Academy graduate has made 80 appearances in total for the club but has never really cemented himself as a first-choice pick in the starting eleven, a situation that has been exacerbated by injuries and increasingly stiff competition arriving in Glasgow.
The latest signing, Sead Haksabanovic, would appear to have pushed him further down the pecking order.
A move to a competitive Portuguese outfit is an exciting one for the 23-year-old and if he impresses there could be the opportunity for him to return and make a bigger impact at the Bhoys.
Even if not, it’s a move that can really light a fire under his career and help him find a bigger move down the line.
Johnston has always had talent but just lacked consistency. If he can find that then he still has a very bright future ahead of him.
In other news, Oliver Abildgaard to Celtic looks imminent as midfielder arrives in Glasgow to sign.
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