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At 6pm tonight Celtic confirmed the arrival of Giorgos Giakoumakis from VVV Venlo.

The deal has been speculated as being at an advanced stage since the weekend with just international clearance still to be completed.

Ange Postecoglou was reported to have made personal contact with Giakoumakis who was the top scorer in the Eredivisie last season with 26 goals in 30 matches.

Odsonne Edouard is widely expected to join Crystal Palace today which would leave Kyogo Furuhashi as the only striker to have started a match this season. Earlier today Leigh Griffiths joined Dundee on loan.

Giakoumakis has been left out of the Venlo side this season in expectation of a transfer. With a lack of match practise Celtic will be keen to get the 26-year-old into training at Lennoxtown to assess his fitness.

Celtic’s next match is against Ross County on September 11, quickly followed by the Europa League opener away to Real Betis and an SPFL match away to Livingston.

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