Celtic confirmed five new arrivals in a single day, with defenders Sepp van den Berg and Jordan Lotomba joining alongside loan additions Sam Johnstone, Shumaira Mheuka and Landon Emenalo. Johnstone, a former England international goalkeeper, arrives on loan, while Mheuka and Emenalo are teenage prospects joining temporarily from Chelsea.
Who has Celtic signed?
The headline addition is Sam Johnstone, an experienced goalkeeper who has previously represented England at senior level, joining Celtic on a loan basis to bolster the club’s options between the posts. He is joined by two young Chelsea players, forward Shumaira Mheuka and midfielder Landon Emenalo, both of whom arrive on loan deals designed to give them regular first-team football away from Stamford Bridge. Their moves came on the same busy day that saw defenders Sepp van den Berg and Jordan Lotomba also officially become Celtic players.
The club said the new arrivals reflect its ambition to strengthen across multiple positions before the window’s business is finalised.
Why is Celtic adding so many players at once?
Clubs frequently compress transfer activity into short windows to secure targets before deadlines or before rival interest intensifies, and Celtic’s cluster of five deals in one day reflects that pattern. By combining permanent-style defensive reinforcements in Van den Berg and Lotomba with short-term loan additions in Johnstone, Mheuka and Emenalo, the club appears to be balancing immediate squad depth with longer-term investment in young talent.
What does this mean for Celtic’s squad?
The additions give manager options across defence, goalkeeping and attacking areas heading into the coming fixtures. Johnstone’s experience adds competition and cover in goal, while the loans of Mheuka and Emenalo suggest Celtic is also willing to develop promising young players from one of England’s top academies as part of its broader squad strategy.
