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title: "Celtic: Fans not impressed with loan signing of Moritz Bauer"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-fans-not-impressed-with-loan-signing-of-moritz-bauer/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "SPFL News"
published: "2019-08-29T15:30:17Z"
modified: "2019-08-29T15:30:17Z"
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# Celtic: Fans not impressed with loan signing of Moritz Bauer

**Celtic have added to their defensive options with the loan signing of right-back Moritz Bauer from Stoke for the 2019/20 season.**

The [Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/moritz-bauer-signs-celtic-season-19022279) reported that the 27-year-old [Austria international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moritz-bauer/profil/spieler/159692) has joined the Hoops on a season-long loan, with the defender unveiled at a press conference yesterday, from which Clyde 1 Superscoreboard ([@ClydeSSB](https://twitter.com/ClydeSSB/status/1166724442405441536)) tweeted some of his quotes.

> New Celtic signing Moritz Bauer says the fans are getting “a very hard worker…I’m maybe not the most talented guy but I make it up with work…I like to play attacking football…I bring some pace, I bring some dynamics” [pic.twitter.com/Tu4R0J1MV1](https://t.co/Tu4R0J1MV1)
>
> — Clyde 1 Superscoreboard (@ClydeSSB) [August 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/ClydeSSB/status/1166724442405441536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Bauer went for a modest approach in telling Celtic fans what they can expect from him, saying: “[I’m maybe not the most talented guy but I make it up with work.](https://twitter.com/ClydeSSB/status/1166724442405441536)”

The Austria right-back, who averaged [1.3 crosses per game](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/103536/History/Moritz-Bauer) for Stoke in the Championship last season, comes to Celtic Park having [not featured for the Potters at all in the early weeks of the 2019/20 campaign](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moritz-bauer/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/159692).

He played [15 times in the 2017/18 Premier League](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moritz-bauer/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/159692) after [joining Stoke from Rubin Kazan mid-season](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42626319) but was limited to just [12 appearances in all competitions last season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moritz-bauer/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/159692).

Bauer started only six times for Stoke in the Championship in 2018/19 and played a mere 595 minutes in the division over the whole campaign. \[[via WhoScored.com](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/103536/History/Moritz-Bauer)\]

These Celtic fans on Twitter do not seem wholly convinced by his abilities upon learning of his arrival at the club:

> Who needs talent when you’ve got £50mil in the bank
>
> — (HappyChappy) (@Celt4Life\_07) [August 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/Celt4Life_07/status/1166724907251720192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Who is this guy?????
>
> — カルマク (@Calmac007) [August 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/Calmac007/status/1166760683297546241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> That’s nice to hear
>
> — smac (@Ceezo\_) [August 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/Ceezo_/status/1166726793367302144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/joerowan67/status/1166725066391994368

https://twitter.com/harrisanthonys/status/1166724826901491714

> Not talented…in the bin HWG 10IAR
>
> — Scottyyy25 (@scottyyy25) [August 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/scottyyy25/status/1166730830502354944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)