James Forrest signs new one-year Celtic deal
Last updated 23rd Apr 2026
Celtic winger James Forrest has signed a new one-year deal at the club.
The 34-year old's contract was due to expire this summer but he will now stay at Parkhead for another season.
Forrest is the club's most decorated player - winning 26 trophies since making his debut in 2009.
The Scotland international has also made 564 appearances for the Hoops, scoring 110 times.
He told the club's official website: “I’m absolutely delighted. I’ve been here my full career and I’ve loved every minute of it.
“We’ve been so successful in my time here and I’m delighted to have signed another year, and I’ll just give my best to the club for however long I’ll be here.
“While I’m still playing I can hopefully keep contributing and helping the team when I can and I’m just going to give it everything until I finish. When I do stop, I will look back on so many great memories, but hopefully I can make a few more before I do finish.”
Martin O'Neill added: “I really want James to finish his career here at Celtic, and I just didn’t want him to be going elsewhere, and I think he wanted that as well.
“But the major point about taking anyone on is to know whether they’re worth an extra year and James has proved this season that he has been worth that.
“He has changed games and he has done wonderfully well. His contribution in recent weeks when he’s come off the bench has been absolutely terrific, and he has deserved it, and that’s the point.
“So, take sentimentality right out of it, he’s deserved it.
“He’s been immense for the football club since Neil Lennon brought him in when he was a young kid in the reserves, and he is what I love – I love players who take people on and he can take people on, even to have that little burst of pace at his age is worth its weight in gold.”
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