Celtic target Sviatchenko completes medical ahead of move

Celtic are set to sign Danish centre-back Erik Sviatchenko after he underwent a medical yesterday.

The 24-year-old centre-back will sign a three-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of £1.5 million as per the Scotsman.

Since joining Midtjylland in 2010, the defender has made 130 appearances, scoring 11 goals and has earned the captain’s armband for his leadership on the field.

Denmark have also called on his services and made his debut in March last year against the United States and he has made three further appearances since then.

Sviatchenko is also played in the Europa league this season for the Danish side, and put out Southampton in the playoff round for the place in the competition.

Midtjylland finished second in the Europa League group stages behind Napoli and will play Manchester United in the next round of the competition.

Back in June, his agent Allan Bak Jensen spoke of the interest from the Hoops for the Dane.

There’s a lot of interest in Erik and I’ve seen all the reports in the Danish media mentioning Celtic. We know all about the Scottish league. For me, it’s a good league and Celtic is a great club within that.