CAMERON Carter-Vickers has joined Celtic permanently on a four-year contract, the club has announced.

The centre-back spent last season on loan at Parkhead from Tottenham Hotspur, making 45 appearances in the double-winning campaign, earning rave reviews and a recall to the USA international squad after three years.

“I am so pleased to complete my move to Celtic and I really could not be happier," Carter-Vickers, 24, told the club website. "I have loved every minute of my time at Celtic so far and I really wanted to be part of the club’s future.

“We have a fantastic group of players at the club, we have a really good spirit and atmosphere among us and we all worked so hard together to deliver the league and League Cup success last season.

“I wanted to make sure I was part of this group going forward and working under a great manager, and now we all want to achieve more.

“We have so much to look forward to, we will aim to be strong again domestically and of course we look ahead with real excitement to the Champions League.

“I have received such a great welcome from everyone at the club from day one and also from our supporters. When you are fortunate enough to be inside Celtic you can see it really is one of the world’s great football clubs.   

“I am delighted to be given this opportunity at a club of this stature and I will be doing all I can to play my part in bringing more and more success to our fans.”

Hoops boss Ange Postecoglou called it a 'major acquisition' and declared himself delighted with the news the Southend-born defender would be with the club until at least 2026.

He added: "Cameron has given everything of himself to the club so far, demonstrating his real value to the team and to the way we play.

“He was vital to our success during the season, such a hard-working player of real quality and he was an absolute model of consistency.”  

“When we identify a player, we always hope that they can settle into things as quickly and as easily as possible, but like so many other players during the season, Cameron slotted in to life at Celtic brilliantly from very early on.

“He is a great guy, hugely popular and we are delighted that he sees his future with us.”

Tottenham released a statement confirming the departure of Carter-Vickers, who had been part of the English Premier League club for over 13 years.

The Spurs statement read: "Joining us at the age of 11 before progressing through our ranks, the Southend-born defender made five appearances in total for our first team with his most recent coming in August 2021  as we faced Pacos de Ferreira in the first leg of our UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying round tie. We wish Cameron all the best for the future."