Soccer-Celtic sign Denmark forward Hogh on a four-year deal


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Finals - Czech Republic v Denmark - epet ARENA, Prague, Czech Republic - March 31, 2026 Denmark's Kasper Hogh celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/David W Cerny

July 28 (Reuters) - Celtic ⁠have signed Denmark forward Kasper ⁠Hogh on a four-year deal, with ‌an option for a further year, the Scottish champions said on Tuesday.

Hogh, 25, joins from Bodo/Glimt ​for a reported club-record fee ⁠of 11 million ⁠pounds ($14.64 million) as per British media reports.

Hescored ⁠54 ‌goals in 103 appearances for the Norwegian side in a ⁠two-year spell and played a key ​role in ‌their Champions League campaign last season.

"I'm ⁠so happy. ​When I came into the room and saw the shirt, I was really ⁠excited," he said in a ​statement.

"The history of the club is so big. I spoke with some people and ⁠with my family about the club."

Hogh arrives following the departure of Daizen Maeda to Ipswich Town, ending the Japan ​international's successful spell at ⁠Celtic after helping the club to win ​five league titles and ‌five domestic cups.

($1 = 0.7515 ​pounds)

(Reporting by Paras J. Haji in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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