Daniel Kelly agrees long-term deal with Celtic

Celtic have been handed a huge boost with the news that young midfielder Daniel Kelly has snubbed the interest of clubs in England’s Premier League and agreed to stay with the Scottish champions.

The 15-year-old was a reported target for the likes of Leicester City, Liverpool and Manchester United but he’s decided to reject each of those clubs.

As reported by The Herald, the box-to-box midfielder has put pen-to-paper on a four-year pre-professional contract with Celtic

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Whilst we are still likely a few years away from Kelly being considered for the Celtic first-team, it’s a huge boost to the club that a player deemed good enough to be targeted by some of England’s best sides has committed his future to the Hoops.

Celtic have been more than happy to promote young players into the first-team in years gone by and should Kelly continue to develop at the same rate as he’s currently doing, it will not be a shock to see him playing in front of a full house at Parkhead in the future.