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          Manchester City loan out Patrick Roberts to Celtic for 18 months

          • ESPN staffFeb 1, 2016, 01:03 PM

          Celtic have signed Patrick Roberts on an 18-month loan deal from Manchester City.

          Roberts, 18, signed for City in the summer in a £12 million deal after impressing for Fulham in the Championship last season.

          However, the winger has struggled to make an impact at the Etihad Stadium this term, making just one Premier League appearance off the bench, and has now joined Scottish champions Celtic.

          "The 18-year-old winger has now joined the Scottish champions, aiming to play his part for the club over the next 18 months, and everyone at the club welcomes Patrick to Celtic," a Celtic statement read.

          Roberts, who made 20 appearances for Fulham in the Championship last season, has also featured for City twice in the Capital One Cup this term.

          He is the fourth player to join Celtic from City during Ronny Deila's tenure as Hoops boss following Jason Denayer and John Guidetti, who both had loan spells at the club, and Dedryck Boyata, who signed on a four-year deal last summer.

          Meanwhile, City have also loaned out midfielder Bruno Zuculini and forward Enes Unal to AEK Athens and NAC Breda respectively.

          Zuculini, who has spent spells on loan at Valencia, Cordoba and Middlesbrough since arriving at City from Racing Club in 2010, will stay with AEK until the end of the season.

          Unal, who spent the first half of the campaign on loan at Genk, will also remain with his new club until the end of the season.

          The 18-year-old Turkey international arrived at the Etihad Stadium from Bursaspor last summer.