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O'Neill insists Celtic 'haven’t stopped' as he provides transfers update

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill (Image: Steve Welsh)

Martin O'Neill insists Celtic will keep pursuing further signings after three new arrivals today.

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone came in on loan from Wolves, as did Chelsea pair Shim Mheuka and Landon Emenalo on season-long deals. While midfielder Joel van den Berg is yet to be announced on a permanent deal from PSV after travelling with the squad for tonight's game against Aberdeen.

It comes after the arrivals of Camilo Duran, Kasper Hogh, Mika Baur, Haissen Hassan and Oliver Sorensen.

Torino midfielder Gvidas Gineitis has also been a target but that one may prove difficult to achieve ahead of tomorrow's deadline.

But O'Neill says Celtic "haven't stopped" looking at more incomings.


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"Every minute that goes past is more awkward, but we haven’t stopped at this minute and we’ll see if anything else develops.

"We’re very pleased with the players that we’ve got in," he told BBC Scotland.

Emenalo is recovering from an injury but Mheuka, Sorensen and Johnstone are on the bench this evening but the manager can't guarantee debuts for any of them.

He said: "We’ll have to see the state of the game and everything else, but at some stage either tonight or during the course of the next couple of weeks, we’d expect to see the people that we’ve signed on the pitch."

In the absence of Emenalo and Kieran Tierney, Liam Scales plays at left back with Auston Trusty coming in at centre back. While captain Callum McGregor is fit again and plays, Baur dropping out.

Asked about those changes, O'Neill added: "Straightforward really. The captain comes back into the team again and Kieran is injured. It's probably just as simple as that."

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