Brighton sign Celtic midfielder O'Riley for over £25m

Brighton person signed midfielder Matt O'Riley from Scottish champions Celtic for a interest believed to beryllium much than £25m.

The London-born Denmark world has signed a five-year statement until June 2029.

O'Riley, 23, scored 27 goals successful 125 appearances for Celtic, winning six trophies including 3 Scottish Premiership titles.

The interest is Scottish transportation record, surpassing nan money paid to Celtic by Al-Ittihad for Jota past summer, and Kieran Tierney's £25m move to Arsenal successful 2019.

It besides represents a important profit connected nan reported £1.5m Celtic signed O'Riley for from MK Dons successful 2022.

He becomes Brighton's seventh signing of a engaged summertime that includes a £40m club-record woody for French guardant Georginio Rutter from Leeds and Netherlands midfielder Mats Wieffer joining from Feyenoord for astir £25.5m.

Fabian Hurzeler's broadside are 2nd successful nan Premier League aft beating Everton and Manchester United successful their opening 2 games of nan season.