Celtic sign Premier League defender on loan
Celtic have signed a 20-year-old defender on loan, from Premier League's Brentford.
Celtic continue pushing in this transfer window to obtain players of weight to compete not only in the Scottish Premiership but also in the UEFA Europa League. The main objective is a young reinforcement for the future of the team.
This time, the focus is on a centre-back from the Premier League, where they hope this player will demonstrate his potential and great physical projection to reinforce the defensive zone of Martin O’Neill’s team.
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Celtic sign Brentford defender Benjamin Arthur
It has been confirmed that Celtic have signed 20-year-old Benjamin Arthur on loan. This season, he has been making his first-team debut for Brentford, competing in the FA Cup and EFL Cup, having made his professional debut.
For Celtic, he is a player who will contribute a great deal due to his youth and potential, and he has had an interesting process in the lower categories of the English national team (U18, U19, U20), according to Transfermarkt’s statistics.
One of the main reasons to go and look for a defender is that the player Cameron Carter-Vickers will miss the rest of the season, and the need to cover this position is very high.
Celtic are expected to continue their trend of acquiring young players, and with the arrival of Benjamin Arthur, Martin O’Neill’s project is taking shape for the future.
