Celtic Sign Hogh in Record £11m Deal From Bodo/Glimt
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- Kasper Hogh has joined Celtic for a reported £11m from Bodo/Glimt, becoming the club's record signing on a four-year deal with an option of a further year.
- Hogh scored 54 goals in 103 games for Bodo/Glimt, including five in last season's Champions League and seven in the prior Europa League run (joint top scorer) as Bodo/Glimt reached the semi-finals.
- Celtic's fanbase pressure on the board had grown toxic after Daizen Maeda's exit to Ipswich Town, with the club having only one new face through the door before their Premiership title defence begins.
- Hogh netted a double in a 3-1 Champions League win over Manchester City and scored again in a 2-1 victory at Atletico Madrid in January.
- Celtic's two summer signings — Camilo Duran and Hogh — cost a reported combined £15m, with both arriving with Champions League pedigree (Duran scored five in the competition for Qarabag last term).
- Hogh was called up to Denmark's senior squad in March, making his debut as a substitute in a 4-0 win over North Macedonia and heading the equaliser in a World Cup play-off final against the Czech Republic (lost on penalties).
- Hogh's career was a slow burner: he came through Randers' youth ranks, was sold to second-tier Hobro after injury issues with a loan to Valur in Iceland, before spells at AaB and Stabaek launched his trajectory toward Bodo/Glimt.
Why it matters: Celtic had zero senior signings less than a week before their Premiership title defence and were facing toxic fan unrest over Maeda's departure; Hogh's £11m arrival — backed by Champions League goals against Manchester City and Atletico Madrid — directly addresses both the squad gap and supporter anger, signaling a quality-over-quantity recruitment push.
