Ipswich Town person signed Japan guardant Daizen Maeda from Celtic connected a three-year contract.
The 28-year-old, who has joined the Premier League broadside in a reported £10m deal,, external was portion of his country's squad astatine the 2026 World Cup and helped them scope the past 32 earlier they were knocked retired by Brazil.
Maeda scored 79 goals successful 212 appearances astatine Celtic, wherever helium won 5 league titles, 3 Scottish Cups and 2 League cups.
"I person ever dreamed of playing successful the Premier League and I americium precise blessed I tin realise that imagination with this club," Maeda told Ipswich's website., external
"I person loved each of the conversations with the nine and they person made maine consciousness precise welcome.
"My purpose volition ever beryllium to conflict hard, people goals, and supply assists for my squad - I volition ever tally and springiness everything that I have."
Ipswich manager Gary O'Neil, who took implicit astatine Portman Road successful the summertime pursuing the departure of Kieran McKenna, believes Maeda volition beryllium "a invaluable member" of his squad.
Maeda joins the Tractor Boys pursuing their promotion backmost into the apical formation aft they finished 2nd successful the Championship nether McKenna past season.
"He works highly hard and has awesome carnal attributes, portion besides proving implicit a fig of years playing successful Scotland that helium has the quality to people goals and make for his team," said O'Neil.
Ipswich person added Maeda to the arrivals of defender Issa Diop, winger Abdul Fatawu, striker Emersonn and goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen.
In addition, defender Cedric Kipre and guardant Chuba Akpom signed connected a imperishable ground pursuing palmy loans past season.
In a societal media post, external to the "Celtic family", Maeda said "the past 4 and a fractional years astatine Celtic person been the astir peculiar section of my vocation and my life".
He added: "It has been an unthinkable honour to deterioration this badge, to play for this astonishing club, and to stock truthful galore unforgettable moments with my teammates, the staff, and the champion supporters successful the world.
"Thank you for lasting by maine done each precocious and low."
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