Celtic agree £1.7m transfer fee for Benjamin Nygren
Sky Sports reports that the Scottish Premiership champions will pay £1.7m for the 23-year-old winger.
It emerged late last week that personal terms had been verbally agreed between the Sweden international and the Hoops, with discussions progressing well.
Celtic will now look to finalise the deal as soon as they can, with first-team players set to return for pre-season duty in the latter stages of next week.
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Brendan Rodgers has already added to his squad with the return of Kieran Tierney after his contract expired at Arsenal.
The transfer window opened on Monday and will remain open until September 1.
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