Lech Poznan have triggered the option to buy clause for Celtic winger Luis Palma.
The Polish side will pay £3.5m to land the Celtic forward on a permanent basis.
Palma had spent the season with Poznan, with the club holding the option to trigger a transfer clause set at £3.5m.
However, it had appeared the club would try to negotiate the fee with Celtic.
Na tego newsa wszyscy czekaliście ⭐️ 😎 Uruchomiliśmy klauzulę wykupu Luisa Palmy ze szkockiego Celtic FC. Luis został zawodnikiem Kolejorza do 30 czerwca 2029 roku.#Palma2029 pic.twitter.com/PRbomY3VFE
— Lech Poznań ⭐️ (@LechPoznan) June 3, 2026
Now, though, Poznan have confirmed the signing of Palma, with the forward signing a three-year deal.
It comes after La Liga side Sevilla were linked with a surprise swoop for Palma.
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Poznan club president, Karol Klimczak, spoke during the club's title celebrations to discuss Palma's future.
He said: "It's clear that we want to keep Luis Palma.
"We're working on it. We want to sign him, it's not easy, but we want to."
And Lech director, Adrian Gałuszka added: "It's no secret that Luis feels good in Poznan. He was a magician this season, put in important numbers and contributed to several important team results.
"We have to wait for the final decisions, which I suspect will be in the coming days."
