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Like buses, nothing happens on the Celtic transfer front for ages, then they all come along at once. Mika Baur became the fourth new addition to the squad yesterday, when he joined from Paderborn, where he spent last season as a key part of their successful promotion to the Bundesliga. He turned 22 last month and spent four seasons in the German third tier, largely as an atta...

ARNE ENGELS is on his way to London to sign for West Ham at a initial fee of £22million. Weeks of negotiations appear to have come to a firm conclusion with the 22-year-old Belgian international playmaker now on the brink of the move, according to the London club’s social media. Engels, 22, was Celtic’s record buy at £11million from Bundesliga outfit Augsburg two years ago an...

JONATHAN GOULD became a Celtic hero as one of Wim Jansen’s recruits in the summer of 1997 who prevented Rangers from winning ten in a row. The London-born keeper had been given a free transfer by Coventry City the previous year before spending a season at Bradford City where he played in the side’s 2-0 play-off win over Notts County to gain a place in the Championship. Howeve...

DEREK McINNES’ agony continued as his strugglers were knocked out of the Europa League at Ibrox tonight. The Poles of Jagiellonia Bialystok dumped the Govan club into the Conference League following the 1-1 draw to give them a 3-2 aggregate victory in a dramatic qualifier. McInnes, who quit Hearts at the end of the season to take over from Danny Rohl, is still awaiting his fi...

MIKA BAUR completed his move to Celtic from Bundesliga club SC Paderborn this afternoon and promised he is ready for action. The 22-year-old playmaker agreed a deal that could rise to £7million with add-ons and keep him at the champions for four years with the club holding the option for a further 12 months. Baur trained with his new team-mates at Lennoxtown ahead of his firs...