CF Montreal right-back Alistair Johnston has joined Celtic on a five-year deal days after he revealed that Victor Wanyama had advised him to join the Scottish giants.The defender was impressive for his Canadian side last season and equally caught the eye of scouts with his performances at the world cup despite Canada exiting the tournament at the group stage.##NAJAVA_MECA_6861908##“Celtic are delighted to announce the signing of Alistair Johnston, who has joined the club on a five-year deal from MLS side, CF Montreal. The 24-year-old Canadian internationalist, who recently played for Canada in their three World Cup group games at the tournament in Qatar, will meet up with his new teammates at the end of next week, read the statement from the club.Last week, he disclosed that Wanyama, who has been linked with a return Celtic advised him to jump at the opportunity to play for the Scottish club.“He was one of the ones who said to me: ‘Look, if you get an opportunity and something comes up at Celtic, you have to take it. Vic says it’s the biggest club he had ever played for and he has played for some pretty big clubs in Spurs and Southampton — so that was a pretty glowing recommendation. He said that anywhere he went he still got constant shouts of ‘Hail, Hail’ and ‘Come on the Bhoys. So I got a glowing review from Victor and I have done a lot of my own research,” the defender told the Daily Mail.Alistair Johnston Confirms he’s spoken to Victor Wanyama about Celtic: ‘Vic says it’s the biggest club he had ever played for and he has played for some pretty big clubs in Spurs and Southampton — so that was a pretty glowing recommendation.’ pic.twitter.com/3cm7s4aGRw— Craig (@CraigCelt) November 29, 2022 Coach Ange Postecoglou has lauded the player’s arrival and disclosed that they had scouted the player for some time.“I’m delighted. He’s someone we identified pretty early on as somebody we think can add to our club. He’s had an interesting career path where he’s had to work very hard to get to where he is, and we’re very happy to conclude the deal and knowing he was going to the World Cup, I think he performed well there as well,” he told the club’s website.“He’s really keen to come across and take the next step in his career, and I think he’ll be a great fit in our dressing room, and he’ll definitely add something to our football as well. He’s predominantly played on the right side of defence, at center-back or right-back. He’s very good technically, very good going forward, and also a really strong competitor and he doesn’t mind the physical aspects of the game, and as I said, I think he’ll add something to our club.”Musa Otieno leaves Kenya Police FC
