Celtic winger James Forrest has agreed a new deal, conserving him at the club next season.
The 34-year-old, who’s the club’s most-decorated participant, has signed a one-year extension with the present Scottish Premiership champions.
Forrest has received 26 main honours with the Hoops, together with 13 league titles, seven Scottish Cups and 6 League Cups.
Forrest has received 26 main trophies with Celtic
He has netted 110 targets in 564 appearances for the club, scoring in each one of the 17 seasons he has performed for Celtic.
Speaking to the club’s web site, he mentioned: “I’m completely delighted. I’ve been right here my full profession and I’ve liked each minute of it.
“We’ve been so profitable in my time right here and I’m delighted to have signed one other yr, and I’ll simply give my greatest to the club for nevertheless lengthy I’ll be right here.
“While I’m still playing I can hopefully keep contributing and helping the team when I can and I’m just going to give it everything until I finish. When I do stop, I will look back on so many great memories, but hopefully I can make a few more before I do finish.”
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Forrest has scored in each one of the 17 seasons he has been at Celtic
Manager Martin O’Neill added: “I really want James to finish his career here at Celtic, and I just didn’t want him to be going elsewhere, and I think he wanted that as well.
“But the most important level about taking anybody on is to know whether or not they’re price an additional yr and James has proved this season that he has been price that.
“He has changed games, and he has done wonderfully well. His contribution in recent weeks when he’s come off the bench has been absolutely terrific, and he has deserved it, and that’s the point.
“So, take sentimentality proper out of it, he is deserved it.
“He’s been immense for the football club since Neil Lennon brought him in when he was a young kid in the reserves, and he is what I love – I love players who take people on and he can take people on, even to have that little burst of pace at his age is worth its weight in gold.”
Initial post-split video games to be proven stay on Sky Sports
- April 25: Celtic vs Falkirk, 5.30pm
- April 26: Hibernian vs Hearts, 4.30pm
- May 3: Hibernian vs Celtic, 12pm
- May 4: Hearts vs Rangers, 5.30pm
- May 9: Motherwell vs Hearts, 8pm
- May 10: Celtic vs Rangers, 12pm
