Former Celtic midfielder completes surprise move to Arbroath | OneFootball

Former Celtic midfielder Scott Allan has signed for part-time Championship club Arbroath. The Gayfield outfit finished second last season and narrowly missed out on promotion through the play-offs. However, after signing Scott Allan from Hibernian, they’ll go for it again.

The 30-year-old signs on a two-year deal but as The Lichties state in the announcement post, there was competition for the midfielder’s signature. Allan

Ronny Deila signed Allan from Hibs in 2015 but only made 17 appearances for Celtic in his time at the club. He struggled for game time with loan spells to Rotherham, Dundee and Hibs making up the time he spent in Glasgow. However, in the summer of 2018, Allan was expected to return to Hibs as part of the John McGinn deal – which never transpired. As a result, Brendan Rodgers called upon Ryan Christie to battle with Tom Rogic in the ‘No 10 role’ and Allan was forced to watch from afar. In January 2019, Allan signed a pre-contract to return to Easter Road where he would reunite with Neil Lennon. Unfortunately for Allan, Lennon would leave his role and later be announced as Celtic manager for a second time.

Allan would struggle under Paul Heckingbottom and then Jack Ross, especially due to a Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosis in the early part of the 2020/21 season which resulted in a five-month absence. Hopefully, Allan can utilise the move to Arbroath to get himself back to full fitness and find his best form.

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