Celtic have announced the signing of Lee O’Connor- 10 minutes before the transfer window closed.
The defender was locked in talks for most of the evening about a move from Manchester United with the move almost going to the mythical wire.
Around 10.30pm Celtic announced the signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Manchester City with the hoops completing their third deal just over an hour later.
???????? Lee O’Connor joins the Champions!
The young Irish defender signs from @ManUtd on a four-year contract ????#WelcomeLee
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) September 2, 2019
Irish youth internationalist O’Connor joined Manchester United in 2016 but the recent signings of Harry Maguire and Aarron Wan Bissaka pushed him further down the pecking order.
Rather than head out on a procession of loan deals the defender has joined Celtic where he’ll be looking to break through into the first team.
With Greg Taylor signed earlier tonight Celtic have snapped up three defenders on deadline day.