Overview
- Celtic formally announced the signing of 24-year-old Haissem (Haitham) Hassan on Wednesday on a four-year contract with the club holding an option for a further season.
- The club has assigned Hassan the number 23 shirt and said international clearance and other formalities have been completed so he can join the squad.
- Reports differ on the price with multiple outlets describing an initial fee near £6 million plus up to about £2.5–3 million in add-ons while other reports put the total near £9 million.
- Villarreal are due a payment from the deal because they retained a resale percentage when Hassan left them, with press estimates of roughly €2.4 million flowing to the Spanish club.
- Hassan’s stock rose after strong displays for Egypt at the 2026 World Cup and Celtic see him as a wide attacking option they can register for the upcoming Champions League play-off ties.