It’s just after midday and we have our first bit of activity coming from Celtic.
St Johnstone have confirmed the signing of Celtic defender Anthony Ralston on a season long loan.
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The Club is delighted to announce the signing of 20-year-old right-back Anthony Ralston on a season-long-loan from @CelticFC.
The Scotland U21 international joined his new teammates for training this morning.
More to follow.
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— St. Johnstone FC (@StJohnstone) September 2, 2019
The defender has found game time hard to come by, even when Celtic have been struggling in the right-back position. Hatem Elhamed has come into the club and looks the part in that position. Ralston has fallen further down the pecking order with Mortiz Bauer coming in on-loan from Stoke.
The lad will now have the chance to go out and get some first team football under his belt.
Ralston did play in Celtic’s 4-1 win over AIK last week when Kristoffer Ajer pulled up with a groin strain in Sweden. That looks to be his last action of the season in a Celtic shirt.
With any loan deal Celtic make domestically, you’d imagine Anthony will be prohibited from facing his parent team.
