Celtic complete signing of 19-year-old Kundai Benyu from Ipswich

Celtic have signed 19-year-old midfielder Kundai Benyu from Ipswich on a four-year contract.

Benyu was out of contract at the Tractor Boys, but the Sky Bet Championship club will be owed compensation after they offered him a new deal but could not agree terms.

The highly-rated youngster was reportedly attracting interest from Premier League clubs but has chosen to head north of the border instead.

And he said: "I'm absolutely delighted to be joining Celtic. It's a massive honour to sign for the Scottish champions and one of the world's truly great clubs.

"It's also a great opportunity for me to continue to develop as a footballer under Brendan Rodgers.

"I'm looking forward to meeting up with my new Celtic team-mates. I know there's a lot of hard work ahead of me but I am ready for this, I'm looking forward to the challenge and I can't wait to get started."

Benyu was on loan at Aldershot last year, where he made 21 appearances and scored five goals.