Celtic have announced the signing of Swedish defender, Gustaf Lagerbielke, as the club’s sixth summer signing for Brendan Rodgers.
The 23-year-old joins the club on a five-year deal from Elfsborg and replaces Carl Starfelt who left the club last week to join Celta Vigo.
Hoops boss, Brendan Rodgers, was delighted to finally get the deal over the line and believes Lagerbielke will be a valuable addition to the Celtic squad.
Rodgers said [Celtic FC], “We are really pleased to finalise the deal for Gustaf to join the club.
“He is an exciting, talented young player who has great attributes and someone who I think is ready for the challenges that Celtic will bring.
“I know he is really hungry to achieve success with us. We think he will bring even more quality to our squad and we really look forward to working with him.”
The player was also delighted. For Lagerbielke, this brings to an end over a week of speculation surrounding his future and immediately set his sights on winning silverware at Paradise.
Lagerbielke said, “It feels really good, and I’m really excited and proud to be here.
“The first thing you think of when you hear the name ‘Celtic’ is obviously the fans, this stadium and the atmosphere the fans create here.
“And also, all the good players who have played here and who are playing here now, so I’m really excited to play with them and hopefully win a lot of games and titles.”
Lagerbielke joins the long list of famous Swedes like Henrik Larsson, Mikael Lustig and Johan Mjallby.
The young centre-back has one cap for Sweden and will be hoping that his move to the Hoops will help him earn more international recognition in the future.
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