SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP · TRANSFERS
Celtic - transfers & net spend
Celtic signed 14 players for $42.1m and sold 21 for $61.5m in the 2026/27 window. Their current payroll is on the Celtic salaries page. Every club in the league is on the Scottish Premiership transfers page.
SPENT $42.1m
RECEIVED $61.5m
NET PROFIT $19.4m
MOVES 35
Data as of the 2026/27 window, the most recent transfer window held for Celtic.
Biggest deals since 2024/25
Biggest signings 5
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arne Engels | $14.8m | FC Augsburg | 2024/25 |
| Kasper Høgh | $14.7m | FK Bodø/Glimt | 2026/27 |
| Jota | $11.4m | Stade Rennais FC | 2024/25 |
| Adam Idah | $11.3m | Norwich City | 2024/25 |
| Auston Trusty | $8.1m | Sheffield United | 2024/25 |
Biggest sales 5
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt O'Riley | $33.6m | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024/25 |
| Arne Engels | $29.4m | West Ham United | 2026/27 |
| Nicolas Kühn | $21.7m | Como 1907 | 2025/26 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | $13.7m | Stade Rennais FC | 2024/25 |
| Daizen Maeda | $10.7m | Ipswich Town | 2026/27 |
2026/27
$42.1m spent · $61.5m received · net profit $19.4mSignings 14
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasper Høgh | $14.7m | FK Bodø/Glimt | Centre-Forward | 25 | Denmark |
| Haissem Hassan | $8m | Real Oviedo | Right Winger | 24 | Egypt/France |
| Mika Baur | $7.2m | SC Paderborn 07 | Central Midfield | 22 | Germany |
| Camilo Durán | $6.3m | Qarabağ FK | Centre-Forward | 24 | Colombia |
| Mika Baur | $6m | SC Paderborn 07 | Central Midfield | 22 | Germany |
| Adam Montgomery | Loan ended | Livingston FC | Left-Back | 24 | Scotland |
| Hayato Inamura | Loan ended | FC Tokyo | Centre-Back | 24 | Japan |
| Johnny Kenny | Loan ended | Bolton Wanderers | Centre-Forward | 23 | Ireland |
| Luis Palma | Loan ended | Lech Poznan | Left Winger | 26 | Honduras |
| Maik Nawrocki | Loan ended | Hannover 96 | Centre-Back | 25 | Poland/Germany |
| Odin Thiago Holm | Loan ended | Vålerenga Fotball Elite | Central Midfield | 23 | Norway |
| Oliver Sørensen | Loan | Parma Calcio 1913 | Central Midfield | 24 | Denmark |
| Sam Johnstone | Loan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Goalkeeper | 33 | England |
| Shin Yamada | Loan ended | Preußen Münster | Centre-Forward | 26 | Japan |
Departures 21
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arne Engels | $29.4m | West Ham United | Central Midfield | 22 | Belgium |
| Daizen Maeda | $10.7m | Ipswich Town | Left Winger | 28 | Japan |
| Reo Hatate | $10m | Burnley FC | Central Midfield | 28 | Japan |
| Luis Palma | $4.6m | Lech Poznan | Left Winger | 26 | Honduras |
| Johnny Kenny | $4m | Preston North End | Centre-Forward | 23 | Ireland |
| Maik Nawrocki | $2.9m | RC Lens | Centre-Back | 25 | Poland/Germany |
| Adam Montgomery | Loan | Livingston FC | Left-Back | 24 | Scotland |
| Benjamin Arthur | Loan ended | Brentford FC | Centre-Back | 20 | England/Ghana |
| Hayato Inamura | Undisclosed | FC Tokyo | Centre-Back | 24 | Japan |
| Joel Mvuka | Loan ended | FC Lorient | Right Winger | 23 | Norway |
| Josh Clarke | Undisclosed | Partick Thistle FC | Goalkeeper | 21 | Northern Ireland/Sweden |
| Julián Araujo | Loan ended | AFC Bournemouth | Right-Back | 24 | Mexico/United States |
| Junior Adamu | Loan ended | SC Freiburg | Centre-Forward | 25 | Austria |
| Kasper Schmeichel | Undisclosed | Goalkeeper | 39 | Denmark | |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | Free | Bursaspor | Centre-Forward | 29 | Nigeria |
| Marcelo Saracchi | Loan ended | CA Boca Juniors | Left-Back | 28 | Uruguay |
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | Loan | KAA Gent | Left Winger | 25 | DR Congo/Belgium |
| Paulo Bernardo | Loan | Górnik Zabrze | Central Midfield | 24 | Portugal |
| Shin Yamada | Loan | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Centre-Forward | 26 | Japan |
| Stephen Welsh | Free | Swansea City | Centre-Back | 26 | Scotland |
| Tomas Cvancara | Loan ended | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Centre-Forward | 25 | Czech Republic |
2025/26
$17.8m spent · $34.5m received · net profit $16.6mSignings 27
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Tounekti | $7.3m | Hammarby IF | Left Winger | 23 | Tunisia/Norway |
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | $5.9m | Royal Antwerp FC | Left Winger | 24 | DR Congo/Belgium |
| Shin Yamada | $2m | Kawasaki Frontale | Centre-Forward | 25 | Japan |
| Benjamin Nygren | $1.7m | FC Nordsjaelland | Attacking Midfield | 23 | Sweden |
| Junior Adamu | Loan fee $570k | SC Freiburg | Centre-Forward | 24 | Austria |
| Hayato Inamura | $342k | Albirex Niigata | Centre-Back | 23 | Japan |
| Adam Montgomery | Loan ended | Livingston FC | Left-Back | 23 | Scotland |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | Undisclosed | Without Club | Central Midfield | 32 | England |
| Benjamin Arthur | Loan | Brentford FC | Centre-Back | 20 | England/Ghana |
| Callum Osmand | Free | Fulham FC U21 | Centre-Forward | 19 | England/Jersey |
| Colby Donovan | Undisclosed | Celtic FC B | Right-Back | 18 | Scotland |
| Dane Murray | Undisclosed | Celtic FC B | Centre-Back | 22 | Scotland |
| Gustaf Lagerbielke | Loan ended | FC Twente Enschede | Centre-Back | 25 | Sweden |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | Loan | Manchester City U21 | Centre-Back | 19 | England |
| Joel Mvuka | Loan | FC Lorient | Right Winger | 23 | Norway |
| Josh Clarke | Loan ended | Partick Thistle FC | Goalkeeper | 21 | Northern Ireland/Sweden |
| Julián Araujo | Loan | AFC Bournemouth | Right-Back | 24 | Mexico/United States |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | Free | Sevilla FC | Centre-Forward | 28 | Nigeria |
| Kieran Tierney | Free | Arsenal FC | Left-Back | 28 | Scotland/Isle of Man |
| Luis Palma | Loan ended | Olympiacos Piraeus | Left Winger | 25 | Honduras |
| Marcelo Saracchi | Loan | CA Boca Juniors | Left-Back | 27 | Uruguay |
| Marco Tilio | Loan ended | Melbourne City FC | Right Winger | 23 | Australia/Italy |
| Odin Thiago Holm | Loan ended | Los Angeles FC | Central Midfield | 22 | Norway |
| Ross Doohan | Free | Aberdeen FC | Goalkeeper | 27 | Scotland |
| Stephen Welsh | Loan ended | Motherwell FC | Centre-Back | 26 | Scotland |
| Stephen Welsh | Loan ended | Motherwell FC | Centre-Back | 25 | Scotland |
| Tomas Cvancara | Loan | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Centre-Forward | 25 | Czech Republic |
Departures 18
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Kühn | $21.7m | Como 1907 | Right Winger | 25 | Germany |
| Adam Idah | $7.9m | Swansea City | Centre-Forward | 24 | Ireland/Nigeria |
| Gustaf Lagerbielke | $2.9m | SC Braga | Centre-Back | 25 | Sweden |
| Marco Tilio | $1.7m | Rapid Vienna | Right Winger | 24 | Australia/Italy |
| Hyeok-kyu Kwon | $285k | FC Nantes | Defensive Midfield | 24 | Korea, South |
| Adam Montgomery | Loan | Livingston FC | Left-Back | 23 | Scotland |
| Greg Taylor | Free | PAOK Thessaloniki | Left-Back | 27 | Scotland |
| Hayato Inamura | Loan | FC Tokyo | Centre-Back | 23 | Japan |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | Loan ended | Manchester City U21 | Centre-Back | 20 | England |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | Loan ended | Crystal Palace | Left Midfield | 32 | Ghana/Germany |
| Johnny Kenny | Loan | Bolton Wanderers | Centre-Forward | 22 | Ireland |
| Josh Clarke | Loan | Partick Thistle FC | Goalkeeper | 20 | Northern Ireland/Sweden |
| Luis Palma | Loan | Lech Poznan | Left Winger | 25 | Honduras |
| Maik Nawrocki | Loan | Hannover 96 | Centre-Back | 24 | Poland/Germany |
| Odin Thiago Holm | Loan | Vålerenga Fotball Elite | Central Midfield | 23 | Norway |
| Scott Bain | Free | Falkirk FC | Goalkeeper | 33 | Scotland |
| Shin Yamada | Loan | Preußen Münster | Centre-Forward | 25 | Japan |
| Stephen Welsh | Loan | Motherwell FC | Centre-Back | 26 | Scotland |
2024/25
$51.8m spent · $64.1m received · net profit $12.3mSignings 17
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arne Engels | $14.8m | FC Augsburg | Central Midfield | 20 | Belgium |
| Jota | $11.4m | Stade Rennais FC | Left Winger | 25 | Portugal |
| Adam Idah | $11.3m | Norwich City | Centre-Forward | 23 | Ireland/Nigeria |
| Auston Trusty | $8.1m | Sheffield United | Centre-Back | 26 | United States |
| Paulo Bernardo | $3.4m | SL Benfica | Central Midfield | 22 | Portugal |
| Luke McCowan | $1.4m | Dundee FC | Central Midfield | 26 | Scotland |
| Viljami Sinisalo | $1.4m | Aston Villa | Goalkeeper | 22 | Finland |
| Adam Montgomery | Loan ended | Queen's Park FC | Left-Back | 22 | Scotland |
| Alexandro Bernabei | Loan ended | Sport Club Internacional | Left-Back | 24 | Argentina/Italy |
| Álex Valle | Loan | FC Barcelona | Left-Back | 20 | Spain |
| Hyeok-kyu Kwon | Loan ended | Hibernian FC | Defensive Midfield | 24 | Korea, South |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | Loan | Crystal Palace | Left Midfield | 32 | Ghana/Germany |
| Johnny Kenny | Loan ended | Shamrock Rovers | Centre-Forward | 21 | Ireland |
| Josh Clarke | Undisclosed | Celtic FC B | Goalkeeper | 19 | Northern Ireland/Sweden |
| Josh Clarke | Loan ended | Ayr United FC | Goalkeeper | 20 | Northern Ireland/Sweden |
| Kasper Schmeichel | Free | RSC Anderlecht | Goalkeeper | 37 | Denmark |
| Stephen Welsh | Loan ended | KV Mechelen | Centre-Back | 25 | Scotland |
Departures 22
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt O'Riley | $33.6m | Brighton & Hove Albion | Central Midfield | 23 | Denmark/England |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | $13.7m | Stade Rennais FC | Centre-Forward | 30 | Japan |
| Alexandro Bernabei | $6.3m | Sport Club Internacional | Left-Back | 24 | Argentina/Italy |
| Mikey Johnston | $4m | West Bromwich Albion | Left Winger | 25 | Ireland/Scotland |
| Hyeon-gyu Oh | $3.1m | KRC Genk | Centre-Forward | 23 | Korea, South |
| Sead Haksabanovic | $2.3m | Malmö FF | Left Winger | 25 | Montenegro/Sweden |
| Tomoki Iwata | $1.1m | Birmingham City | Defensive Midfield | 27 | Japan |
| Adam Idah | Loan ended | Norwich City | Centre-Forward | 23 | Ireland/Nigeria |
| Adam Montgomery | Loan | Queen's Park FC | Left-Back | 22 | Scotland |
| Álex Valle | Loan ended | FC Barcelona | Left-Back | 20 | Spain |
| Benjamin Siegrist | Undisclosed | FC Rapid 1923 | Goalkeeper | 32 | Switzerland |
| Gustaf Lagerbielke | Loan | FC Twente Enschede | Centre-Back | 24 | Sweden |
| Hyeok-kyu Kwon | Loan | Hibernian FC | Defensive Midfield | 23 | Korea, South |
| James McCarthy | Free | Without Club | Central Midfield | 33 | Ireland/Scotland |
| Joe Hart | Undisclosed | Goalkeeper | 37 | England | |
| Josh Clarke | Loan | Ayr United FC | Goalkeeper | 20 | Northern Ireland/Sweden |
| Liam Shaw | Undisclosed | Without Club | Defensive Midfield | 23 | England |
| Luis Palma | Loan | Olympiacos Piraeus | Left Winger | 25 | Honduras |
| Odin Thiago Holm | Loan | Los Angeles FC | Central Midfield | 22 | Norway |
| Paulo Bernardo | Loan ended | SL Benfica | Central Midfield | 22 | Portugal |
| Stephen Welsh | Loan | KV Mechelen | Centre-Back | 24 | Scotland |
| Yuki Kobayashi | Undisclosed | Portimonense SAD | Centre-Back | 24 | Japan |
Transfers at other clubs
KilmarnockHeart Of MidlothianSt. JohnstoneRoss CountyAberdeenLivingstonSt. MirrenHibernianRangersMotherwellJames McCarthyJoe HartCameron Carter-VickersJonjoe KennySead HaksabanovicMatt O'RileyMoritz JenzLiam ShawOsaze UrhoghideBoli BolingoliChristopher JullienIsmaila SoroKristoffer AjerLeigh Griffiths
Frequently asked questions
How much have Celtic spent on transfers?
Celtic spent $42.1m on 14 signings in the 2026/27 window.
What is Celtic's net spend?
Celtic had a net profit of $19.4m, having received $61.5m from 21 sales.
Who is Celtic's most expensive signing?
Kasper Høgh from FK Bodø/Glimt for $14.7m.