{"id":37819,"date":"2026-01-14T10:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/celtic-announce-5m-move-to-sign-philippe-otele-who-is-set-to-leave-this-month\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:31:39","slug":"celtic-announce-5m-move-to-sign-philippe-otele-who-is-set-to-leave-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/celtic-announce-5m-move-to-sign-philippe-otele-who-is-set-to-leave-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic announce \u00a35m move to sign Philippe Otele, who is &#8216;set to leave&#8217; this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/celtic-announce-5m-move-to-sign-philippe-otele-who-is-set-to-leave-this-month\/#ONeill_admits_he_wasnt_ready_for_January_transfer_window\" >O&#8217;Neill admits he wasn&#8217;t ready for January transfer window<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/celtic-announce-5m-move-to-sign-philippe-otele-who-is-set-to-leave-this-month\/#Celtic_have_already_signed_Kieron_Bowie_and_%E2%80%98Lightning_jewels\" >Celtic have already signed Kieron Bowie and &#8216;Lightning&#8217; jewels<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Celtic are currently reportedly in contact in the race to sign a replacement for Joselyn Tabi before the January transfer window closes.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"o-39-neill-admits-he-wasn-39-t-prepared-for-january-transfer-window\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ONeill_admits_he_wasnt_ready_for_January_transfer_window\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>O&#8217;Neill admits he wasn&#8217;t ready for January transfer window<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a chaotic few months for Celtic. A look back at the course during Martin O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s interim period before the arrival of Wilfried Nancy undone all his good work.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neill, who is back in charge, is keeping an eye on the transfer market in hopes of getting the Bhoys back into title contention.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the 73-year-old admitted he wished he had had more time to prepare for the January transfer window, telling reporters: <em>&#8220;We may end up having to take someone on loan, someone we don&#8217;t want to commit for, say, three or four years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I have ideas about players and things are being presented to me. Of course I would like to act sooner now. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think I&#8217;m trying to do that. And obviously there are other things to deal with, the club and the players themselves. And some of the guys that I really want may choose to go elsewhere. For myself, if I had been a little more prepared, I could have worked a little earlier.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What didn&#8217;t help, of course, was that the deal to sign Bi fell through prematurely. Celtic looked likely to sign the Ivorian winger until he suffered an injury and required surgery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"celtic-already-signed-their-own-kieron-bowie-in-osmand\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kieron-bowie-celtic-hibs.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kieron-bowie-celtic-hibs.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Celtic_have_already_signed_Kieron_Bowie_and_%E2%80%98Lightning_jewels\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tCeltic have already signed Kieron Bowie and &#8216;Lightning&#8217; jewels<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Celtic are thought to be making a move for Kieron Bowie this month, but do they already have a genuine replacement?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Hoops are then back to square one, eyeing options such as Andrej Ilic and current Basel star Filip Otele. According to GiveMeSport&#8217;s Ben Jacobs, Celtic have contacted Otele to sign Otele, who is &#8220;set to leave&#8221; Basel this month.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old winger only completed his move to Basel in the summer, but could already begin a move if interested clubs meet his \u20ac7 million asking price this month.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a big-money deal, but Celtic are not the only club interested in signing the Nigerian this month. According to Jacobs, Birmingham City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bournemouth and Lazio are also interested in signing him.<\/p>\n<p>With eight goals and three assists in 30 appearances for Switzerland this season, it&#8217;s easy to see why interest in Otele is growing.<\/p>\n<p>He started playing non-league football while at Teesside University and then took his own path to the top, moving to Lithuania. He now has experience in the Europa League and has scored twice this season.<\/p>\n<p>Proven performances at this high level suggest he is a much better fit than previous Celtic target Bi. Simply put, O&#8217;Neill needs attacking options and after seeing one deal fall through, Celtic should go all out to sign Otele this month.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celtic are currently reportedly in contact in the race to sign a replacement for Joselyn Tabi before the January transfer window closes. O&#8217;Neill admits he wasn&#8217;t ready for January transfer window It&#8217;s been a chaotic few months for Celtic. 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