Celtic have confirmed the signing of PSV Eindhoven midfielder Joel van den Berg on an four-year deal.
The highly-rated 19-year-old has joined the club after three years at the Eredivisie side, following his move from Vitesse as a youngster. Prior to this, he was a member of Ajax's acclaimed academy.
A Dutch U19 international who has captained the side, he joins Mika Baur and Oliver Sorensen, who have also signed for Celtic this summer from Paderborn and Parma, respectively.
Speaking on his new player, Martin O'Neill said: “We are really pleased to bring Joel to the club.
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“He is a hungry young player with real talent and technical ability and I believe he has a very exciting future ahead of him.
“I think he is a player that our fans will enjoy watching and I know he will be an important addition to our squad.”
Van den Berg said: “It feels amazing and I'm very excited to start.
“I'm very excited to meet the rest of the team and to train with them and, obviously, I want to play many games and show myself to the fans.
“I want to show the best version of myself and develop as a player and also as a person, of course, and just make the fans proud.
“I'm a box-to-box midfielder. I also run back, but I also go forward. I think I put a lot of intensity in my game. I also have the ability to provide assists and also score goals. I think I have a lot of power in the duals, have good physicality, so I'm strong. I think that describes me as a midfielder.
“Celtic is a very big club and they have to be champions. So playing for the champions is, I think at this age, a very big step for me and very important.”
