Celtic have confirmed the signing of Legia Warsaw defender Maik Nawrocki.

The 22-year-old has joined the Hoops on a five-year deal after much speculation.

Nawrocki was also a target for Turkish giants Galatasaray but opted to move to the Scottish champions.

Speaking to the club's official website after signing, Nawrocki said: "It’s great for me to have joined Celtic and I’m looking forward to meeting up with my new team-mates and start training with them.

"Celtic are a famous club throughout the world and, of course, they’re very well-known in Poland, having had a number of Polish players in recent years, so I know just how big this club is and how incredible the supporters are, and I can’t wait to play in front of the fans and experience that for myself."

Brendan Rodgers waxed lyrical about his new signing, explaining how he first became aware of the defender while in charge of Leicester City.

"It’s another very good signing for us and we’re delighted to have brought Maik to the club," the 50-year-old commented.

"He’s a very highly-rated young player and someone who we believe will be a great addition to the squad.

"He’s also a player I am very much aware of, having seen him play for Legia Warsaw in the Europa League and I know he was very keen to move to Celtic, so we’re looking forward to working with him."

Nawrocki is Rodgers' fifth signing since returning as manager.

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Meanwhile, Cameron Carter-Vickers is set to hand Celtic a major injury boost heading into the new season.

The Scottish Sun reports that the American international is close to a return to full training.

The powerful defender has been out of action since undergoing knee surgery in May this year. 

But he is poised to step up his comeback and will reportedly be ready to feature in the early weeks of the season for Brendan Rodgers.

The vice-captain stayed in Glasgow whole the rest of his team-mates jetted off to Japan for the club's pre-season tour.

He trained with the B team, but will now rejoin the first team upon their return home to Scotland.

The report states that he could feature in training with Rodgers' side today.

Watch Aidan Macdonald and Kevin McKenna discuss all this and more in the video below.