Celtic have announced Maik Nawrocki as their fifth summer singing in the new era under Brendan Rodgers. The former Legia Warsaw defender joins the club on a five-year-deal as Rodgers continue to build his team for the new season ahead. [Celtic FC]
Nawrocki joins Odin Thaigo Holm, Marco Tillio, Hyunjun Yang and Hyeokkyu Kwon as Rodgers rings in the changes after just over five weeks in charge as the Celtic manager.
The announcement this morning brings an end to a week of speculation and, now, the player and manager will be keen on looking forward to the season ahead.
Rodgers was delighted to capture his new man and revealed that he is player that caught his attention after seeing him in the Europa League.
Rodgers said, “It’s another very good signing for us and we’re delighted to have brought Maik to the club.
“He’s a very highly-rated young player and someone who we believe will be a great addition to the squad.
“He’s also a player I am very much aware of, having seen him play for Legia Warsaw in the Europa League and I know he was very keen to move to Celtic, so we’re looking forward to working with him.”
22-year-old Nawrocki was also over the moon to get the deal over the line and said he can’t wait to experience the atmosphere that the fans create in the stadium.
Nawrocki said, “It’s great for me to have joined Celtic and I’m looking forward to meeting up with my new team-mates and start training with them.
“Celtic are a famous club throughout the world and, of course, they’re very well-known in Poland, having had a number of Polish players in recent years, so I know just how big this club is and how incredible the supporters are, and I can’t wait to play in front of the fans and experience that for myself.”
Although not a capped at senior level for Poland, Nawrocki has been involved in the international scene from u15 level right up until the u21’s.
No doubt he will have ambitions to capture the attention of Poland manager, Fernando Santos, and with the club set to embark on the Champions League group stages next season, Nawrocki will undoubtedly be aiming to break into the first team and show his national manager what he can do in Europe’s top competition.
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