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Celtic have announced the signing of highly-rated youngster Leo Hjelde.
The Norwegian centre-back has put pen to paper on a three-year deal at Celtic Park, with the club sharing the news on their official club website on Monday afternoon.
The deal is now subject to international clearance, however, that isn’t thought to cause any problems.
The talented 15-year-old will join up with the Hoops’ reserve side for the upcoming campaign, joining fellow youngster Tobi Oluwayemi, who completed a move to Celtic Park on the weekend.
Hjelde, who has represented his country up to Under 16 level, is regarded as a future star and will turn 16 at the end of next month.
The towering defender’s natural position is a left-sided centre-back, a position which Celtic are currently short of.
If the player can impress during the first year of his three-year stint in Scotland, he may well have the chance of featuring under Neil Lennon in the first-team, with the Northern Irishman willing to give the youth a chance at senior level, as shown with Karamoko Dembele last season.
