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Blair Meikle

Ex-Celtic star becomes free agent as club makes announcement

Stuart Armstrong has become a free agent as he leaves Sheffield Wednesday after just four months.

The ex-Celtic star signed for the Owls in January after leaving Vancouver Whitecaps, penning a short term-contract until the end of the season.

And that won't be extended as it was confirmed he will move on.

After playing 11 games for the English Championship side, the 33-year-old was included in Wednesday's list of players being allowed to leave the club as their deals expired after the campaign came to a close.

Former Rangers man Josh Windass is being kept on as they triggered their option on his contract while new deals have been offered to Scots Barry Bannan and Callum Paterson.


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Former Motherwell winger Marvin Johnson is one of the other players leaving the club along with Armstrong.

Armstrong was a favourite at Celtic Park and lifted four league titles, two Scottish Cups and two League Cups.

He left in a £7million transfer to Southampton in 2018 and was a key man there too - playing five seasons in the Premier League and one in the Championship.

The Scotland international made the move to Canada with MLS side Vancouver after his Saints deal ran out last summer, but was only there a few months and was back in England with Wednesday during the winter window.

Armstrong will now be on the lookout for a new club and there's bound to be speculation about a reunion at Celtic with Brendan Rodgers, who actually namechecked him in a press conference this week when referencing Scottish players he enjoyed working with.

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