Celtic sign Bournemouth's Araujo on loan

Celtic have signed Bournemouth defender Julian Araujo on loan for the rest of the season.

The Mexican, who can operate at full-back and wing-back, becomes Wilfried Nancy's first signing for Celtic and is likely to feature on the right side of the new manager's preferred 3-4-3 formation.

The most recent of the 24-year-old's 14 Bournemouth appearances came in an EFL Cup loss to Brentford in August, with Araujo sent off for a second booking.

He previously played for LA Galaxy and Las Palmas, the latter on loan from Barcelona.

"This is a top club and I can't wait to get going and work hard with the other players to bring our fans success," Araujo told Celtic media.

"I know the demands at a club like Celtic, and I am ready for these. I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead and I want to play my part in bringing good times and good, winning football to our supporters.

"I have met the boys already. We have some great players in the squad and we are all ready to tackle the second half of the season and do as much as we can for the fans."

Nancy said: "We are delighted to bring Julian to Celtic. He is a really talented player with a good level of experience and we think the qualities he will bring will be really beneficial to the squad."

Celtic's next game is Saturday's Scottish Premiership meeting at home to Glasgow rivals Rangers.