CELTIC as expected have this morning confirmed the signing of Irish international defender Shane Duffy on a season long loan deal from Brighton. And Duffy has been speaking to Irish FA TV about his dream move. “I don’t need a reason to go to Celtic” Duffy said but pointed out that the chance to help win Ten-in-a-Row and be part of history was too good to miss!
“It’s something I’ve always dreamed of and it’s a special moment for me,” Duffy said. “It’s all I knew growing up and I’m really excited. It’s took a little while to get it done, but I’m over the moon.”
Welcome to Celtic Shane, and here we go… Ten-in-a-Row!
Duffy… 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 ✅🙌
📝 @FAIreland international defender, Shane Duffy has joined #CelticFC on a season-long loan! 🇮🇪
Welcome, @shaneduffy! 🤩💚
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) September 2, 2020
Duffy is a Celt ☘️
“It’s been a long time coming…” 👊@shaneduffy spoke to FAI TV in the team hotel in Sofia on his move to @CelticFC and the 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗿𝗮 under Stephen Kenny 👌#COYBIG | #BULIRL🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/mA1oYgCKGI
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) September 2, 2020
“I really am delighted to sign this deal with Celtic. It is a huge honour for me to join Celtic, such a huge institution and a brilliant football club that I have always loved and admired,” Duffy told the official Celtic site.
“It will be a fantastic personal moment for me when I pull on the Celtic jersey. It’s just a great feeling – I could not be happier to be part of the Club now and I just can’t wait to start working with the Manager, the staff and the players when I return from International duty with Ireland.
“We will be challenging on a lot of fronts this season and I am really excited about getting going, as we try and bring the fans more and more success.”
And after what has been a very difficult week or so for the club in general and Neil Lennon in particular, the Celtic manager was clearly pleased to have got this significant signing over the line.
“We are delighted to bring a player of Shane’s quality to Celtic. He is an international player with so many great attributes. He is leader and he’s a warrior – someone with real ability and who will also give us that great physical presence.
I know too he is a player who will add great personality to the dressing room. This is a real coup for the Club. From the off, Shane wanted to come to Celtic and we are delighted we have been able to fend off English Premier League interest.
“We are delighted with Shane’s decision to come and I am delighted with the business which Nick Hammond and the Board have done, not only in bringing Shane to Celtic, but throughout the window.
“We can’t wait to get Shane involved in the squad as we look to the many challenges ahead.”
Celtic also thanked the FAI for their assistance in facilitating the medical process in Dublin.
"I don't need a reason to go to Celtic but if there's ever a reason it's this year, to make history."
Shane Duffy pic.twitter.com/OoVM9q2gWI— CelticQuote (@CelticQuote) September 2, 2020
