The defender made just two Premier League appearances for Manuel Pellegrini's side last season and signs a four-year deal with the Scottish champions
Celtic have completed the signing of Manchester Citydefender Dedryck Boyata for an undisclosed fee.The centre-back moves to Parkhead on a four-year deal after making just two Premier League appearances for Manuel Pellegrini's side during the 2014-15 campaign.
He becomes Ronny Delia's first signing of the summer and admits he is looking forward to plying his trade in Glasgow.
"The manager came to see me in Manchester and I spoke to him about having me here and all the ideas he had for me playing for the team," he told Celtic's official website
“So I was very pleased with his plans and from that point I thought that moving to Celtic would be a good idea and we tried to do everything right for me to move here."
Celtic sign Dedryck Boyata on four-year deal http://t.co/rZ53LthKR6 (NM)pic.twitter.com/4PD69EPIj4— Celtic Football Club (@celticfc) June 2, 2015
Boyata's departure leaves City with just Vincent Kompany, Martin Demichelis and Eliaquim Mangala as recognised central defenders in the senior squad.
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