Second Celtic winger poised for loan move
Mikey Johnston is reported to be close to joining West Brom on loan until the end of the season.
The 24-year-old spent last season on loan at Vitoria Guimaraes but has failed to make much headway at Celtic although his fitness and availability seems to have improved.
Over the last few months Johnston has been a regular substitute with his highlight coming on December 26 when he came off the bench to score two late goals in the 3-0 win away to Dundee.
#wba are set to sign #Celtic winger Mikey Johnston today. Republic of Ireland international to undergo medical ahead of a loan move for remainder of the season
— John Percy (@JPercyTelegraph) February 1, 2024
Percy is the Telegraph’s Midland football reporter with almost 170,000 Twitter followers.
Johnston’s likely departure comes soon after Marco Tilio rejoined Melbourne City on loan, with two wingers leaving it clears space for Nicolas Kuhn to become more involved.
Celtic have still to announce the loan signing of Adam Idah but after being pictured arriving at Glasgow Airport last night that deal appears to be a formality.
On Saturday Celtic are in action away to Aberdeen with Brendan Rodgers expected to host media conferences on Friday.