Celtic have signed winger Oliver Burke on loan from West Brom until the end of the season.
The 21-year-old Scotland international joined the Baggies from RB Leipzig in 2017.
He has five caps for his country and has featured 21 times for the Baggies.
Burke is joining up with Brendan Rodgers' squad in Dubai this week for their winter training camp.
West Brom's sporting and technical director Luke Dowling ruled out a permanent switch.
'To be fair to Oli, there have been a lot of changes at the club since his arrival which have not helped him,' Dowling told the Baggies' website.
'The opportunity to join a club of Celtic's stature on loan was felt by everyone to be the best pathway to help develop his career.
'Oli liked what Celtic had to offer and he has obviously got the opportunity to play on a great stage which should be of benefit to him.
'I would stress that there is no 'option to buy' clause at the end of the loan and he will be back with us at the end of the season.'
vukeimnort
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let's get more new faces in and win the treble another three at least
badush
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nice player you now
LiveFootball
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He'll provide stronger competition than Hayes or Morgan, so that's a good signing.
Trannyswwet
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Good signing. Gives Sinclair a bit of competition and Jamesy a rest when the fixtures start to stack.
QWERTYbe
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A good option to bring off the bench so I’m happy with that. Priority now needs to be a right back.
Tim5533
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Strange signing and very much unexpected. Can only hope he is a success!
pOdyssey
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Of all the rumours this window I thought this one was the least likely to happen. Another loan fs, hope he does well obviously but can we not just buy our own players?
Josejob
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Underwhelming. A 6 month loan for a youngster from the Championship. This is the kind of move a relegation battler in the English League One makes. He's made 70-odd pro appearances and had £27 million spent on him. Madness. Hopefully Rodgers can get the best out of him, but he's a loan deal, so naturally he'll not feature for 2 months.
Derrick552
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Decent signing to me, in the sense that it gives our overworked wingers a break. Just hope he's fit and ready to hit the ground running, which a six-month loan hopefully suggests. I'm certain there'll be more signings on the way.
Baldwins
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Player who clearly has something and Brendan has a good record at getting the best out of players. Be interesting to see how this pans out but I'm pretty happy, as long as a RB and another striker join too. Only downside is it might affect game time for Mikey Johnstone.
makejin
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Can’t say I’m thrilled with this, think he’s incredibly overrated. Also means Mikey and Morgan get pushed even further down the pecking order.
goola
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Burke joining as rotation for a declining Sinclair- Shaggers Burke joining as a striking option and we don’t end up getting anyone else- wee guys
ssure
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Kind of out of nowhere that. Really didn’t expect it to actually happen. Happy with that
aozao
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how’s he managed that
dusky
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A good signing, but he doesn't really improve Celtic all that much. Guess his physicality will make him a good player in this league
Jamesnagy
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Hopefully his "hard drive" isn't still empty as Hasenhuttl said about him at Leipzig. A decent option off the bench.
flower
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Can he play right back cause that’s the only reason he should be anywhere near the squad
bandage
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Weird signing and one that’s come in kind of under the radar. Hopefully all goes well with it.
campuser
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Really hope he can kick on and show the clear quality he has!
marddia
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Can see him having a great time in Glasgow.
luxurious
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Why wasn't he getting a game at West Brom? Didn't they spend £15 million on him?
usefull
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Good start but it'll be a player expected to go back to England at the end of the season. A decent run in the team could result in him getting called up to the national team. Now bring on the Main Course and Dessert please.
Kingstonu
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Getting that sinking feeling, the one where the board think MJ proved himself as decent backup striker so we sign one loanee winger to fill the slot he vacated.
Leedsa
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Alright, give us a good six months you overhyped mug. At least can give Sinclair and Forrest a rest now and then.
gangsta
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Somethings not right with him, can't even get on the bench, definitely the right decision to let him get some minutes
CdKeyb
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A lot of our fans were up in arms when we sold him to Leipzig for £13m, but in retrospect it seems like a shrewd bit of business. His worth has only decreased since then, and it seems WBA got mugged off.
yumaster
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Hopefully Rodgers can coach some brains into him. Pretty much the definition of athlete not a footballer at the moment.
Curry3030
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Someone told Burke to get his head down and work hard. He took it literally and hasn't looked up for a passing option since.
posdinptz
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Welcome to Celtic