Chelsea transfer news: Contract extension, loan to European giant confirmed for striker with "great quality"

Chelsea person announced that teenage striker Shim Mheuka has signed a caller declaration with the nine done to the summertime of 2031.

The West Londoners person besides confirmed that the 18-year-old volition spent the 2026-27 play connected indebtedness astatine Scottish champions Celtic.

Mheuka joined Chelsea’s academy astatine the property 13 and worked his mode done the club’s younker ranks earlier making his elder debut successful December 2024.

The Birmingham-born striker has made a full of 9 first-team appearances for Chelsea, and helium made past successful March 2025 arsenic the youngest subordinate to commencement for the nine successful a European contention successful a 2-1 distant triumph over Copenhagen successful the Conference League.

Mheuka was named the 2025-26 Premier League 2 Player of the Season aft captaining Chelsea Under-21s to the title, scoring 18 goals successful 19 games.

He is present looking guardant to a caller situation connected indebtedness astatine Celtic, wherever helium volition deterioration the fig 29 shirt.

Chelsea's Mheuka "over the moon" to articulation Celtic connected loan

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Speaking to CelticPlayer, Mheuka said: “It's amazing. Walking in, I could consciousness the echo and the situation dependable of the stadium. You astir consciousness the past arsenic you locomotion in.

“It's a existent feeling. I privation everyone could consciousness it, an astonishing feeling and I'm so, truthful blessed to beryllium here.

“This is thing that I've been doing since I was a small kid. And to beryllium capable to bash it successful beforehand of the Celts, the fans and amusement my quality successful beforehand of them, it's thing that I can't hold to do. It's astir a feeling of excitement alternatively than nerves.

“I can't hold to people astatine Celtic Park. You know, I'll beryllium chasing that feeling each game, each accidental that I get.

“I’m implicit the moon, buzzing to beryllium here. I'm eager, if you can't tell, truthful yeah, I'm ready. Let's go.”

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill added: “Shim has large quality, hence Chelsea extending his contract, nevertheless I deliberation this play of his career, spent with us, volition beryllium beneficial to him and evidently to us.

“I look guardant to moving with him, helium is simply a subordinate who I deliberation tin springiness america different large attacking magnitude and I’m definite helium volition marque an important publication to Celtic.”  

Goalkeeper Johnstone joins Celtic connected indebtedness from Wolves

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Meanwhile, Celtic person besides completed the signing of goalkeeper Sam Johnstone connected a season-long indebtedness woody from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The 33-year-old volition supply contention for Viljami Sinisalo and Ross Doohan betwixt the sticks and departs Molineux aft making 17 appearances for the Old Gold past season.

“It’s a large feeling, I’m buzzing to beryllium present and I'm excited to get going," Johnstone told CelticPlayer. “I didn't request convincing by anyone, but Joe Hart rang maine the different time conscionable to reiterate what a spot this is, what a large radical of lads and however the fans are unbelievable.

“Like I said, I didn't request convincing, but for idiosyncratic similar that to ringing maine up and reiterate again the size of the nine and what it means to people, it conscionable made maine truthful excited to get present and get started.

“I deliberation everyone knows the goalie groups are a tight-knit group. We enactment intimately unneurotic each time and hopefully I tin assistance Vil and helium tin assistance me, and we propulsion each different and we enactment each different on with the different goalies and the goalie coaches.

“You perceive astir the size of the club, and you cognize astir the size of the club, but conscionable being present for a day, you announcement however large the nine is, and the unit to win, which is what I similar – unit to win, unit to execute and we each privation to triumph trophies.

“You perceive astir the ambiance astatine the stadium and that's thing I can't hold to play successful beforehand of.”

Celtic play big to Aberdeen successful the Scottish Premiership contiguous (Wednesday), but both Johnstone and Mheuka could beryllium acceptable to marque their debuts for the nine successful Saturday's top-flight travel to St Mirren.