Celtic have confirmed that Liam Shaw has joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan. The 22-year-old will look to continue his progression under Shaun Maloney as they look to seal an instant return to the EFL Championship.
✍️ 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝗺!
The versatile midfielder has joined us on a season-long loan from @CelticFC, subject to EFL and FA approval. 🙌#wafc 🔵⚪️
— Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) July 22, 2023
🎙 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄…
Hear from our seventh summer signing after he arrived on a season-long loan from Celtic FC. 🗣#wafc 🔵⚪️
— Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) July 22, 2023
Shaw joined Celtic on a pre-contract deal as he swapped Hillsborough for Celtic Park but the manager that signed him, Neil Lennon, had departed the club by the time that the young Englishman arrived. Ange Postecoglou replaced Lennon and gave him a run out during pre-season with Shaw not making his debut until the win over Real Betis in the Europa League in December. Shaw was limited to one further appearance before joining Motherwell on loan for the remainder of the season.
Last season, EFL League One side Morecambe signed the midfielder and he featured 39 times but could not save the team from relegation. Now, he will return to League One under the management of Maloney.
Maloney was given his chance as a coach under Brendan Rodgers during his first spell and the Irishman will be pleased that Shaw is working with an exciting young coach.
Introducing The Celtic Star App and our new ad-free Premium Service...
Go ad-free on The Celtic Star, get a FREE trial period to try it out. Also download our new App – available for both Apple and Android – and get the best Celtic content on your phone without fighting through pop-up ads and being forced to watch videos.
Our new PREMIUM service comes with a free seven-day trial so you can look before you book. If you are happy to continue the price will be just 99p per month or £9.99 for the year. For that you get an AD-FREE SITE plus access to our premium content, and you’ll also help us make The Celtic Star even better and less reliant on advertising revenues, allowing us to be more focused on publishing the best Celtic features on the internet.
Click HERE to access your FREE trial. We think you’ll like it! We’re Obsessed with Celtic and we think you are too! Join us hand in hand...
