Celtic teen Dara Jikiemi has penned a contract with Premier League giants Liverpool.
The 16-year-old defender is the latest in a long line of promising talent from Parkhead who have been snapped up by clubs down south.
We told you recently how Celtic had offered Jikiemi a new deal as they hoped desperately to keep hold of the centre half. But that was rejected by the player who had a lot of interest.
Now we understand he has agreed to move to Anfield with transfer guru Fabrizio Romano providing the details of the ins and outs of the youngster's switch to England.
Romano posted: "Liverpool have sealed deal to sign Scotland U16 captain Dara Jikiemi from Celtic, here we go!
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"Jikiemi has signed paperwork on Sunday to join #LFC on a 5 year contract."
The Hoops will be due training compensation for the player but, due to it being cross-border, that will be less than had he gone abroad.
Jikiemi is believed to have knocked back the likes of Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United to move to the Reds and follow in the footsteps of Ben Gannon-Doak who did the same back in 2022.
🚨🏴 Liverpool have sealed deal to sign Scotland U16 captain Dara Jikiemi from Celtic, here we go! Jikiemi has signed paperwork on Sunday to join #LFC on a 5 year contract. 🔴🤝🏿 pic.twitter.com/3tbLRp2gJt
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 6, 2026
Other teenagers have departed Celtic Park for moves to English football including Rory Mahady, Daniel Cummings and Aidan Borland.
Before those moves Celts previously lost the likes of Liam Morrison and Barry Hepburn to Bayern Munich.
