Lee Congerton Becomes Celtic Head Of Recruitment

Celtic have named Lee Congerton a former Sunderland sporting director as their new head of recruitment. Lee will be responsible for overseeing the club's player recruitment and scouting.

Congerton, who has also served as head of scouting at Chelsea, as well as technical director at Hamburg, said he was eager to get started in his new role.

He said “I am delighted to be joining a club of Celtic's stature, it is a huge honour and I can't wait to get started in making my contribution to such a fantastic institution, in recent years there has been some great work done at the club in the recruitment and development of some high-quality playing talent. I am really looking forward to adding my experience in this area and ensuring that we continue this high level of achievement. I know Brendan Rodgers well, I know how he works and the quality he aims for. I am really looking forward to working with him again and Peter lawwell, to ensure that we continue to bring the very best to Celtic and give our fans players and a team they will be proud of.”