Kuhn completes switch to Como from Celtic

Nicholas Kuhn has joined Como from Celtic on a four-year deal.

The German winger, 25, departs Glasgow 18 months after joining Brendan Rodgers' side from Rapid Vienna.

Kuhn made 69 appearances for Celtic, scoring 24 goals and winning every major domestic honour in Scotland, including two Premiership titles.

Last Friday, Rodgers confirmed the deal was in progress, calling it "great business all round".

Celtic paid a fee in the region of £3m for Kuhn, with reports suggesting Como will pay more than five times that amount.

That would make Kuhn the Scottish champions' fifth biggest sale, behind Matt O'Riley, Jota, Kieran Tierney and Moussa Dembele.

"I think it's very clear, the model of Celtic," Rodgers said last week. "In the 18 months, he's done absolutely fantastic for us. He was aware of interest towards the end of last season and that sort of followed through.

"Other teams have joined in that interest over the summer and that's why a lot of the young players come. It's a brilliant club to come to develop and improve."

Cesc Fabregas' Como finished 10th in Italy's Serie A last season, having been promoted the previous season as Serie B runners-up.

Kuhn could come up against Celtic later this month in the Como Cup. The hosts will play Al-Ahli in the semi-final on 23 July, with Ajax meeting Celtic the following day. The third and fourth place play-off and final take place on 26 and 27 July.

The lakeside Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia is smaller than Tannadice, while average crowds are lower than Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs.

However, Kuhn is joining one of the richest clubs in Serie A.

In 2019, with the team playing in Serie D, Indonesian billionaire brothers Robert and Michael Hartono paid less than £1m to take over, following the club's third bankruptcy.

The initial plan was to introduce Indonesian players into the lower leagues for a reality TV series but rapid success resulted in a change of strategy.

Kuhn is the third winger to arrive in the space of a week, with Jesus Rodriguez signed from Real Betis for a reported £20m fee and AZ Alkmaar receiving over £10m for Jayden Addai.

Alex Valle, who had half a season on loan at Celtic, is there after making a permanent switch from Barcelona, while former Nou Camp midfielder Sergi Roberto is among the star names recruited by Fabregas, who ended his illustrious playing days with Como in Serie B before taking his first steps into coaching.