Transfers

Talented Celtic Academy youngster quietly seals SPFL loan move and is immediately given first start

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Celtic fans will be hoping that the club are hard at work to secure players for Martin O’Neill’s first team to help bolster the title defence.

With less than a week of the transfer window to go, Celtic have added Tomas Cvancara and Julian Araujo to the squad, with at least another three players required.

However, there have been outgoings too as Shin Yamada left Celtic on loan to play for German outfit Preussen Munster.

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And now, another player departs the club as Celtic Academy youngster Andrew Kyle joins Si Ferry and Scott Allan until the end of the season.

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Celtic prospect Andrew Kyle joins East Kilbride

Young Andrew Kyle has left Celtic to join Scottish League Two side East Kilbride on loan until the end of the season.

The move was confirmed on social media by Si Ferry’s club as East Kilbride released a short statement.

East Kilbride said on X, “East Kilbride Football Club are thrilled to announce the signing of Andrew Kyle from Celtic.

“Kyle joins on loan until the end of the 2025/26 season.”

Who is Andrew Kyle as young Celtic starlet gets immediate start at East Kilbride

Andrew Kyle is described by Celtic as a “marauding left-back who offers both defensive stability and an attacking presence on the left-hand side”.

The 18-year-old defender made 21 appearances for Celtic B this season amassing 1,666 minutes of League Two football.

Kyle can also play on the right side of defence and he has already impressed at Lennoxtown after being invited to train with the Celtic first-team.

Now at East Kilbride, Kyle was given his first team debut just hours after signing from Celtic and featured for the full 90 minutes in a 6-0 home drubbing by Spartans.

Despite the result, getting experience for the youngster is what is important right now as Celtic highly-rate the versatile defender.