Engels not fazed by record Celtic price tag

Arne Engels does not consciousness immoderate other unit to execute because he is Celtic's grounds signing and is alternatively relishing nan opportunity to play for a broadside expected "to triumph each game".

The Scottish champions reportedly paid Augsburg £11m to return nan Belgium midfielder to nan Premiership connected nan last time of nan transportation window.

When asked if nan club-record interest added other pressure, nan 21-year-old said: "No, I conscionable want to bask my football.

"They evidently paid a large magnitude for maine and I want to return a batch for nan nine and beryllium connected my champion shape present and conscionable execute for illustration I ever do."

Engels made much than 50 appearances successful nan Bundesliga and made his Belgium debut arsenic a substitute successful Friday's 3-1 triumph complete Israel - 2 days earlier his birthday.

However, he believes that playing for Celtic will thief him advancement further and that "it's an astonishing team" and "everybody is school maine a lot" already.

"It's a really large club," he said. "I deliberation it's nan biggest nine successful Scotland - they play each clip for nan title and for nan cups.

"So it's evident that it's a measurement guardant for maine and also, pinch nan caller format of nan Champions League, I deliberation it tin beryllium really astonishing and special.

"To beryllium nether unit to triumph each crippled - this is thing I want to experience."

Engels moved to Germany 18 months ago, having travel done Club Bruges' younker academy.

"I near location really early and I needed to do things for my ain and look aft myself," he said.

"It helped maine to turn up really quickly - really quicker than I expected. I ever believed successful myself and that's why I made nan measurement location and that's why I besides made nan measurement here, because I judge successful myself and I want to show what I person got."

Engels played for Bruges' B squad while existent Rangers head Philippe Clement was successful complaint and nan brace greeted each different astatine Celtic Park earlier he made his debut arsenic a substitute successful his side's 2-0 derby victory.

"I worked pinch him, truthful it's normal that we spot each other," Engels said earlier adding that, though "it was bully to spot him", it was besides bully "to hit him".