Celtic complete signing of midfielder Mika Baur for £6.8m
Celtic have completed the signing of midfielder Mika Baur on an initial four-year deal.
The 22-year-old joins from Paderborn in Germany for a reported fee of £6.8m.
Baur becomes the club's fourth signing of the summer.
He will join ahead of this weekend's Premier Sports Cup match against Dundee United and will likely feature in Celtic's Champions League play-off against LASK.
The German told Celtic TV: “It’s absolutely the right move. It's a great club and I’ve heard incredible things about the fans.
"Celtic are the champions. I want to win something, and I think I'm in the right place for it.
“I’m in the same agency as Nicolas Kuhn so I called him to ask a couple of questions and he was so positive. He said, if you have the chance, just do it.
“I’ve had a good pre-season with good matches and tough training sessions, everything. So I'm in good shape and I'm ready to go.”
Manager Martin O'Neill added: “I am delighted that we have been able to bring Mika to Celtic.
"He is a player with some excellent attributes, great technical ability, he will be important in linking our play and he has real versatility too.
“Having spoken to Mika, I can see the appetite he has for the challenges here at Celtic and I am sure he will be another great addition to the squad.
“Mika’s club in Germany were very keen to keep him, which I fully understand, as he played such an important role in their Bundesliga promotion, but I am really pleased with the perseverance and commitment we have shown to secure his signing.”
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