US EditionCeltic Confirm Michel-Ange Balikiwsha, Contract Length and Rodgers Thoughts
Michel-Ange Balikwisha joins Celtic to boost their attack after losing key players, with a £5 million transfer from Royal Antwerp and a five-year contract signed.
- Celtic have secured the signature of 24-year-old Belgian winger Michel-Ange Balikwisha, who joins from Royal Antwerp on a contract lasting five years.
- The transfer follows Celtic's recent Champions League play-off loss to Kairat Almaty, which exposed the club's lack of attacking reinforcements and frustrated fans.
- Balikwisha brings high-level experience, having played a key role in Antwerp’s historic league championship—their first in over six decades—and has successfully passed his medical despite earlier injury setbacks.
- Brendan Rodgers praised Balikwisha as a talented, exciting player who can play on both wings, while Balikwisha stated he aims to win trophies and give everything for the club.
- With the Old Firm Derby approaching, Balikwisha expressed readiness to help Celtic win this key match, suggesting his arrival addresses a longtime squad weakness and offers renewed hope.
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Celtic complete signing of Michel-Ange Balikwisha from Royal Antwerp
The Belgian winger joins the Hoops just a couple of days after they missed out on the Champions League.
Michel-Ange Balikwisha transfer news: Celtic sign winger from Royal Antwerp on five-year deal worth £5m
Balikwisha is Celtics eighth summer signing; Shin Yamada, Hayato Inamura, Kieran Tierney, Ross Doohan, Benjamin Nygren, Callum Osmand and Jahmai Simpson-Pusey have also joined; the Premiership transfer window closes at 11pm on Monday
Celtic complete signing of Michel-Ange Balikwisha from Royal Antwerp - PLZ Soccer
Celtic have announced the signing of Michel-Ange Balikwisha from Royal Antwerp on a five-year deal. The Belgian winger joins the Hoops just a couple of days after they missed out on the Champions League following a play-off shootout defeat to Kazakhstan outfit Kairat Almaty. Being demoted to the Europa League has been widely blamed on Celtic’s failure to reinforce their attacking options, with Brendan Rodgers’ side unable to score in 210 minutes…
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