Celtic youngster Tobi Oluwayemi has left the club on loan until the summer.
The highly-regarded Hoops goalkeeper will pick up vital first-team experience at Cork City and after learning of their interest, he admits it was a move that he felt would be very good for his progression. Advice from a familiar face also helped him make up his mind with a deal in place for six months until the end of June.
Speaking to Cork City's website, he said: “I’m really happy to be joining Cork City. I think this is a fantastic opportunity for me to do this. When I first heard that Cork City were interested, it was a move that I thought could be very good for me.
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"I know Barry Coffey well from his time at Celtic, and he had a lot of good things to say about the club, about where the club want to go and the supporters. I am looking forward to getting over to Cork and meeting everyone.”
City boss Colin Healy added: “We have been working on this for a while and we are delighted to get Tobi in.
We have a very good relationship with Celtic, and we appreciate their help in getting this deal done. Tobi is a very talented lad, and we are looking forward to working with him over the coming months.
"He will strengthen our squad and I am looking forward to seeing him in training next week.”
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