Celtic summer plans revealed with £10m Kvistgaarden move expected and five departures | OneFootball

The Celtic players and staff are taking a well earned break after the 2024/25 campaign drew to a close over the weekend. Despite the disappointment of a Scottish Cup Final defeat on penalties to Aberdeen, Brendan Rodgers’ side enjoyed an excellent campaign, winning the Premiership by 17 points, winning the League Cup and reaching the knockouts in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 12 years.

While the dust settles on the last campaign, Celtic will be working towards the new campaign by shaping the first team squad to prepare the manager for another tilt at European football as well as continuing domestic dominance.

According to Sky Sports’ Anthony Joseph, plans have been written up for the summer recruitment drive as Celtic look to strengthen in a number of key areas.

Kieran Tierney will return to the club from Arsenal in a brilliant move by the club. The 27-year-old scored on his Arsenal farewell and will return to his boyhood club in the summer, despite lucrative offers to keep him in England or take him to Spain or Italy. Celtic will also require another wide option as they deal with Jota’s absence from the first team after the superstar from Portugal suffered a knee injury.

F.C. Copenhagen Vs Brøndby IF in Copenhagen, Denmark – 13 April 2025 Mathias Kvistgaarden (36) of Brøndby IF celebrates after scoring their first goal during the Danish 3F Superliga match between F.C. Copenhagen and Brøndby IF at Parken Stadium. Final score: F.C. Copenhagen 1 – 2 Brøndby IF Because of incidents at previous matches between F.C. Copenhagen and Brøndby IF, no away fans are permitted at the match. Copenhagen Denmark Photo: Kristian Tuxen Ladegaard Berg

Celtic’s main focus will be filling the striking role vacated by Kyogo, who left for Rennes in January. Celtic are expected to revisit their interest in Mathias Kvistgaarden this summer as the manager prioritises the signing of a striker. The 23-year-old has scored 47 goals and assisted on 19 occasions in 126 appearances for the Danish outfit but with two years left on his deal, they move look to cash in on the forward.

Kvistgaarden has been Celtic’s striking target since Rodgers’ first season at the club. The Dane appeared to say farewell to Brondby’s fans over the weekend, suggesting that a summer move is in the offing. Celtic will face competition for the player and it is expected that Brondby will anticipate £10m for the striker.

Moreover, Celtic are expected to allow Luis Palma, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Stephen Welsh, Hyeok-kyu Kwon and Marco Tilio to leave the club if offers come in. All of which spent periods of the last season on loan, signifying their lack of involvement under Brendan. The Irishman will be keen to trim his squad and bring quality players into the first team to enable Celtic to compete on all fronts next campaign.

The club will seek to tie down Reo Hatate, Daizen Maeda and Nicolas Kühn to longterm deals to maximise their value and ward off interest from across Europe for the key trio. Hatate, along with Jota, was a big miss in the SCF penalties loss to Aberdeen given that his flair was missing from the middle of the park. Hatate has shown this season that he can do both sides of the game well and that Celtic are a better team with him in their starting XI.

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