Celtic

Celtic net spend since 2015

Celtic have spent €264m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €328m: a net profit of €64m on transfers.

That covers 84 signings (72 for a disclosed fee, 9 free, 3 undisclosed) and 85 departures (47 sold for a disclosed fee, 19 free, 19 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 23 in, 60 out.

Record signing: Jota, €16m from Benfica (Jul 2022). Record sale: Matt O'Riley, €30m to Brighton & Hove Albion (Aug 2024).

Celtic transfer spending by season

Celtic record signings

1. Jota · €16m from Benfica · Jul 2022
2. Kasper Høgh · €13m from Bodø / Glimt · Jul 2026
3. Arne Engels · €11m from FC Augsburg · Aug 2024
4. Odsonne Édouard · €10m from Paris Saint Germain · Jul 2018
5. Jota · €10m from Rennes · Jan 2025

Celtic record sales

1. Matt O'Riley · €30m to Brighton & Hove Albion · Aug 2024
2. Jota · €29m to Al Ittihad · Jul 2023
3. Kieran Tierney · €27m to Arsenal · Aug 2019
4. Arne Engels · €26m to West Ham United · Aug 2026
5. Moussa Dembélé · €22m to Olympique Lyonnais · Aug 2018

Celtic trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 48 players Celtic both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €248m against €151m paid: a trading profit of €97m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €4m across 2 players, led by Mikey Johnston (€4m to West Bromwich Albion, Aug 2024).

• Matt O'Riley: signed for €2m (Jan 2022), sold to Brighton & Hove Albion for €30m (Aug 2024): profit €28m
• Kristoffer Ajer: signed for €600k (Jul 2016), sold to Brentford for €16m (Jul 2021): profit €15m
• Arne Engels: signed for €11m (Aug 2024), sold to West Ham United for €26m (Aug 2026): profit €15m
• Nicolas Kühn: signed for €5m (Jan 2024), sold to Como for €19m (Jul 2025): profit €14m
• Jota: signed for €16m (Jul 2022), sold to Al Ittihad for €29m (Jul 2023): profit €13m

• Christopher Jullien: signed for €8m (Jul 2019), sold to Montpellier for €1m (Aug 2022): loss €7m
• Olivier Ntcham: signed for €5m (Jul 2017), left free for Swansea City (Aug 2021): loss €5m
• Vasilios Barkas: signed for €5m (Jul 2020), left free for FC Utrecht (Jul 2023): loss €5m
• Albian Ajeti: signed for €6m (Aug 2020), sold to Gaziantep F.K. for €585k (Sep 2023): loss €5m
• Adam Idah: signed for €10m (Aug 2024), sold to Swansea City for €7m (Sep 2025): loss €3m

Celtic ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Celtic have made 6 signings and 10 departures in 2026/27, plus 3 loans in and 3 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Joshua Samuel Clarke (to Partick Thistle, no league start in 2025/26); in Sam Johnstone (loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, 450 league minutes since).
• Defence: out Stephen Welsh (to Swansea City), Hayato Inamura (to FC Tokyo), Maik Nawrocki (to Lens); in Jordan Lotomba (from Feyenoord, 8 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Arne Engels (to West Ham United, 22 league starts in 2025/26), Reo Hatate (to Burnley, 19 league starts in 2025/26), Paulo Bernardo (loan to Górnik Zabrze, 3 league starts in 2025/26); in Mika Baur (from Paderborn, 900 league minutes since), Oliver Sørensen (loan from Parma, 123 league minutes since), Joël van den Berg (from PSV, no league minutes yet).
• Attack: out Daizen Maeda (to Ipswich Town, 32 league starts in 2025/26), Johnny Kenny (to Preston North End, 8 league starts in 2025/26), Kelechi Iheanacho (left free for Bursaspor, 4 league starts in 2025/26), Michel-Ange Balikwisha (loan to Gent, 2 league starts in 2025/26), Shin Yamada (loan to OH Leuven, 1 league start in 2025/26), Luis Palma (to Lech Poznań); in Camilo Durán (from Qarabağ, 903 league minutes since), Kasper Høgh (from Bodø / Glimt, 611 league minutes since), Haissem Hassan (from Real Oviedo, 544 league minutes since), Shumaira Mheuka (loan from Chelsea U21, 67 league minutes since).

Celtic injury news: injuries and suspensions

Celtic have no injuries or suspensions on record as of 10 Nov 2026.

Celtic last starting XI

Celtic's last league starting XI, v Kilmarnock on 8 Nov 2026: Sam Johnstone; Liam Scales, Kieran Tierney, Colby Donovan, Cameron Carter-Vickers; Callum McGregor, Mika Baur, Camilo Durán, Benjamin Nygren, Jota; Kasper Høgh.

3 changes from the side that started v Falkirk on 1 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Callum Osmand (4) and Dane Murray (3).

Opponent: Kilmarnock.

Celtic minutes played 2026/27

After 13 league games of 2026/27, 9 Celtic players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 6 are rotating and 18 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Shumaira Mheuka (7%, €12m), Oliver Sørensen (14%, €9m), Sebastian Tounekti (22%, €8m), Jota (15%, €7m), Joël van den Berg (0%, €6m), Michel-Ange Balikwisha (0%, €5m).

Out of contract by 30 June 2027 unless extended: Jordan Lotomba, Adam Montgomery, Anthony Ralston, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, James Forrest.

Celtic club-trained players

We can verify 6 club-trained players in the Celtic squad: Callum McGregor, Kieran Tierney, Dane Murray, James Forrest, Adam Montgomery and Anthony Ralston. Between them they have played 20% of Celtic's league minutes in 2026/27. 8 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Callum McGregor (MID): 1,050 league minutes
• Kieran Tierney (DEF): 806 league minutes
• Dane Murray (DEF): 457 league minutes
• James Forrest (FWD): 217 league minutes
• Adam Montgomery (DEF): no league minutes yet
• Anthony Ralston (DEF): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 9 players club-trained at Celtic now play for other clubs we track, led by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion, value €7m), Rocco Vata (Watford, value €6m) and Stephen Welsh (Swansea City, value €4m).

• Mikey Johnston · West Bromwich Albion · €7m
• Rocco Vata · Watford · €6m
• Stephen Welsh · Swansea City · €4m
• Karamoko Dembélé · Queens Park Rangers · €3m
• Calvin Miller · Hearts · €2m
• Matthew Anderson · KV Kortrijk · €2m
• Jackson Irvine · St. Pauli · €940k
• Marcus Fraser · St. Mirren · €240k

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.