It certainly was a busy day for Celtic boss Martin O’Neill on transfer deadline day as he added three new signings to his squad.
O’Neill managed to capture Junior Adamu, Joel Mvuka and Benjamin Arthur as the transfer deadline loomed at Celtic Park.
Celtic announced Junior Adamu as their first signing on deadline day to help boost O’Neill’s forward options with a six month loan move.
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And the Celtic manager was clearly over the moon as he talked up the SC Freiburg striker’s experience in the German top flight.
O’Neill says ‘talented’ Junior Adamu will ‘enhance’ Celtic
Adamu was struggling for game time at SC Freiburg but did make regular appearances in this season’s Europa League campaign.
Speaking about the capture of the Austrian international, O’Neill said, “We are really pleased to welcome Junior to Celtic.
“He has experience of high level football, firstly with RB Salzburg and of course in the German Bundesliga for the past few seasons.
“He has also been involved in European competition, so we are bringing in a talented, experienced, international forward to really enhance our attacking options.”
Martin O’Neill predicts Joel Mvuka to make a ‘great impact’ at Celtic
SC Lorient winger Joel Mvuka was O’Neill’s second Celtic addition on transfer deadline day. With 17 appearances in Ligue 1 this season, the former Norway U21 international’s capture really excited the Hoops boss.
O’Neill said of his £3m signing, “Joel is a talented player who has a very good level of experience achieved at some really good clubs.
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“He will give the squad another option, he is very quick, able to play on both wings and I am sure he will make a very positive contribution to the club.
“I know he is very excited about joining Celtic and we are hoping he can make a great impact for us.”
Martin O’Neill gushed about ‘excellent’ Celtic signing Benjamin Arthur
Young Benjamin Arthur joined Celtic with just minutes of the transfer deadline to go as O’Neill ended the day with the signing of Brentford’s England U20 star.
O’Neill gushed, “I’m really happy that we have brought Benjamin to the club, and I think he can be a very important addition to our squad during the remainder of the season.
“He is an excellent player, with real attributes, good height, strength and speed and I know he can only help and improve the squad across the number of games which we will face over the next few months.”
With Celtic now heading into the title run-in with three new additions, fans will likely be pleased that O’Neill has managed to bolster the squad.
Will the new Bhoys live up to the Celtic boss’ excitement about capturing them? Fans will find out at Aberdeen tomorrow night.
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