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Brighton have introduced the signing of Matt O’Riley from Celtic on a five-year contract.
The Denmark worldwide was signed for a charge believed to be greater than £25million, a brand new file switch charge acquired by a Scottish membership.
O’Riley joined Celtic in January 2022 from MK Dons, occurring to make 124 appearances for the Scottish champions. He scored 27 targets and registered 35 assists in all competitions for them.
Within the Scottish Premiership final season, solely Lawrence Shankland (24) scored extra targets than O’Riley (18), whereas he received probably the most assists (13).
Of his targets, 13 have been scored from huge probabilities, whereas he created the third-most possibilities of any participant within the competitors (93), behind solely James Tavernier and Danny Armstrong.
We’re happy to substantiate the membership has accomplished the signing of midfielder Matt O’Riley from Celtic, for an undisclosed charge!
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) August 26, 2024
“He performs a really specialist place; he is excellent at occupying and attacking the precise house. He likes making deep runs, and is aware of when to assault on the proper time,” Brighton supervisor Fabian Hurzeler stated of his new signing.
“He enjoys getting ahead and attacking the opponent’s penalty space, however he additionally has a great defensive intuition. That steadiness makes him particular. He is a good character and has a great ambition to succeed and that’s one thing which is essential for us.”
Celtic had rejected 5 bids from Atalanta from O’Riley, with their highest supply being £21.5m plus add-ons.
The 23-year-old is Brighton’s eighth signing of the switch window, following Yakuba Minteh, Mats Wieffer, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Malick Yalcouye, Brajan Gruda, Ibrahim Osman, and Georginio Rutter into the membership.
