Martin O'Neill and Michael Nicholson in Celtic transfer summit as Lennoxtown powwow presses accelerator on signingsThe club have four priorities on the table and O'Neill wants them in sooner rather than laterView 2 Images Celtic manager Martin O'Neill (Image: SNS Group)Celtic chiefs are in a transfer summit this evening - as they look to land new signings ahead of their top of the table clash with Hearts. ‌Manager Martin O’Neill, chief executive Michael Nicholson and first-team coach Shaun Maloney, along with scouting staff, have assembled at Lennoxtown. ‌Celtic have a shortlist of players and they had a number of targets watched again over the weekend. View 2 Images Michael Nicholson (Image: )‌If Celtic do decide to take in another defender then it could open the door for Stephen Welsh to return to Motherwell on loan. That means that Motherwell is the only option if he leaves Celtic, unless he goes to a team in a summer season.

Source: Express January 19, 2026 18:27 UTC