Celtic sign Johnstone, Van den Berg, Lotomba, Mheuka, and Emenalo

Celtic complete signings of goalkeeper Johnstone, defenders Van den Berg and Lotomba, and Mheuka and Emenalo.

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Celtic signed goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, who had played for Wolves, made 17 appearances last season, lost his starting place in December, and last played in an FA Cup defeat to Liverpool in early March. ^[1] Liverpool completed the signing of France international Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain for an initial fee of £106 million with add-ons taking the total to around £123 million. ^[2] Johnstone, who won the last of his four England caps in 2023, said he is 'buzzing' to join Celtic, that Joe Hart called him to praise the club, and that he welcomes the pressure to win trophies. ^[3] Kasper Schmeichel, who had been Celtic's first-choice goalkeeper since summer 2024, played his last match in February and subsequently retired because of a shoulder injury. ^[4] The article also reports that Celtic signed defender Sepp van den Berg and defender Jordi Lotomba in the same transfer activity, alongside Johnstone, Mheuka, and Emenalo. ^[5] Former Liverpool player Joe Hart stated that teammates still lack trust in striker Alexander Isak, who scored his first goal of the season but appeared isolated in Andoni Iraola's system. ^[6] Liverpool are reportedly close to selling Dutch forward Cody Gakpo to Manchester City for a fee of around £80 million. ^[7] Bradley Barcola has agreed to a long-term contract with Liverpool following his move from Paris Saint-Germain. ^[8]

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Liverpool completed the signing of France international Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain for an initial fee of £106 million with add-ons taking the total to around £123 million. · Yahoo! Sports

Johnstone, who won the last of his four England caps in 2023, said he is 'buzzing' to join Celtic, that Joe Hart called him to praise the club, and that he welcomes the pressure to win trophies. · BBC Sport

Kasper Schmeichel, who had been Celtic's first-choice goalkeeper since summer 2024, played his last match in February and subsequently retired because of a shoulder injury. · BBC Sport

The article also reports that Celtic signed defender Sepp van den Berg and defender Jordi Lotomba in the same transfer activity, alongside Johnstone, Mheuka, and Emenalo. · BBC Sport

Former Liverpool player Joe Hart stated that teammates still lack trust in striker Alexander Isak, who scored his first goal of the season but appeared isolated in Andoni Iraola's system. · Yahoo! Sports

Liverpool are reportedly close to selling Dutch forward Cody Gakpo to Manchester City for a fee of around £80 million. · Yahoo! Sports

Bradley Barcola has agreed to a long-term contract with Liverpool following his move from Paris Saint-Germain. · Yahoo! Sports

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