Celtic complete club-record signing of striker Hogh

Celtic have completed the club-record signing of striker Kasper Hogh from Bodo/Glimt for £11m plus add-ons.The 25-year-old had been Celtic's No 1 centre-forward target this summer and has signed a four-year contract, with Celtic holding the option to extend the deal by a further year. Celtic made an enquiry for Hogh in January but due to Bodo/Glimt's success in the Champions League he decided to stay on for that run to the last 16, scoring in a famous win at Atletico Madrid that month. Transfer Centre LIVE! | Ipswich news & transfers🔵Got Sky? Watch Ipswich games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔Hogh, who scored 53 goals in 102 appearances for Bodo/Glimt, is the club's second summer arrival ahead of their Premiership opener against Dundee, live on Sky Sports.Speaking in his first interview, he said: "I'm so happy. When I came into the room and saw the shirt, I was really excited. 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Describing what Celtic supporters can expect from him, the striker said: "I like to be in the box and score goals, but I also want to help my team-mates defensively and work hard for the team."I've trained throughout the summer and I've already played league games in Norway, so I feel ready. I just want to get started."Promising signs for Celtic? Image: Martin O'Neill will be seeking more success at Celtic next season Sky Sports News' Anthony Joseph:Celtic's record-breaking £11m-plus capture of Kasper Hogh is a statement signing, one that the fans can - and should - be excited about.No one can predict what will happen in the future, because there are so many variables in football. But on paper, this looks to be a real coup.Just in my X mentions and with conversations I've had with people in the game - there appears to be a bit of surprise that Celtic have managed to pull this off and that English Premier League, or other top five European league clubs, weren't trying to hijack the deal.Hoops boss Martin O'Neill said Hogh is the calibre of player Celtic should be signing - and the fans agreeAdd that to the £6m signing of Qarabag forward Camilo Duran, who scored five goals in last season's Champions League, it appears the Celtic board have changed tactic in the transfer window ahead of a major European qualifier. Image: Camilo Duran has also joined Celtic this summer There were no major incomings before the Champions League play-off last season, where Celtic crashed out to Kairat Almaty.Celtic then had what could be described as an 'all-timer' on a shambolic Deadline Day last summer. Deals fell through for Kasper Dolberg, David Datro Fofana and Manuel Benson.A £3m deal for Hyunjun Yang to Birmingham City - in hindsight, luckily - fell through as well. But the fact he was waiting for Celtic to green-light the move in a Birmingham hotel and the Championship club pulling out of the deal because they hadn't heard from the Hoops all day, highlighted the haphazard nature of Celtic's transfer dealings.While Benjamin Nygren was signed early, the likes of Nicolas Kuhn, Adam Idah - and even Kyogo Furuhashi in January - had been sold without any replacements brought in.This sparked mass protests from Celtic supporters, with campaigns, boycotts and a Not Another Penny initiative which called on fans to stop buying merchandise. The lack of transfer activity was what ignited the row between Brendan Rodgers and principal shareholder Dermot Desmond, which resulted in the Hoops boss resigning in October. Image: Celtic fans have been protesting against the club's board Things only got worse when the club hired and sacked Wilfried Nancy in the space of 33 days and didn't spend a penny in January - only bringing in loans and a free agent in Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.Despite winning the domestic double, these campaigns are still going on. And they were ramped up again this month, after CEO Michael Nicholson's comments about dealing with "difficult" agents and struggling to compete with English Championship clubs did not go down well with the support.But, with £17m spent already on two high-calibre forwards, you have to feel the heat must be coming off the board… for now.There's still over a month left in the transfer window and - following the exit of Daizen Maeda for £10m - the Hoops could have at least two more major outgoings in Reo Hatate and Arne Engels. Image: Daizen Maeda has Ipswich Town after winning 10 major honours with Celtic But Celtic are working on more deals, as they look to bring in Egypt's World Cup star Haissem Hassan to provide extra quality on the wing,And they're in talks with Paderborn's central midfielder Mika Baur, who could be seen as an Engels and Hatate replacement.Outwith all this, Celtic still have to appoint a head of football operations, head of recruitment, player pathways manager and maybe even have to start thinking about a new manager for next season - the issues lie far deeper than just player transfers.But are the board finally listening to the fans' frustrations? Was this the plan all along for the summer? Only time will tell, but with Duran and Hogh in the building before the start of the season, the signs are slightly more promising.