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title: "Celtic: Frank McAvennie hails Diego Laxalt signing"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2020-10-09T11:40:33Z"
modified: "2020-10-09T11:40:33Z"
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# Celtic: Frank McAvennie hails Diego Laxalt signing

**[Celtic](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/?s=celtic) announced the loan signing of Diego Laxalt from Serie A giants AC Milan on transfer deadline day and Hoops manager Neil Lennon was [very happy](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54436146) with the club’s transfer window.**

It seems like he is not the only one happy by the side’s business, as former Celtic and Scotland star Frank McAvennie has recently been raving over Laxalt.

### What did McAvennie have to say about Celtic’s new signing Laxalt?

Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/what-a-cv-he-has-exclusive-mcavennie-drops-big-celtic-signing-claim/), McAvennie said: “What a CV he has, I think he will prove to be a great signing for Celtic.

“He’s played for AC and Inter Milan and when you play for clubs like those you are a decent player, that is for sure. It shows that he has got a big set of kahooners as well, to play for both of those clubs.

“Scottish football will not bother this boy. He is an international for Uruguay so I think he will go straight into the team.”

### Discussing McAvennie’s comments on Celtic’s new signing Laxalt

There is no doubting the quality of Laxalt, who has featured 24 times for Uruguay, per [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diego-laxalt/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/230552), and he arrives at Parkhead with plenty of top-level experience – he has been involved in the World Cup and Copa America for Uruguay.

His time at AC Milan hasn’t been the easiest, although he still impressed in the Serie A as he was recently loaned out to Torino, where he featured 16 times in the division, supplying one assist as well as averaging 1.2 tackles and 1.1 clearances per game, via [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/135584/History/Diego-Laxalt).

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Lennon is in no doubt as to the quality of Laxalt as he recently [said](https://www.celticfc.net/news/18625): “I admire him very much. I watched him in the World Cup and thought he had an outstanding competition. He was playing in a very good Uruguayan team with some outstanding players and he looked very comfortable in that company.”

He has played [205](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diego-laxalt/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/230552) times in his club career, with [175](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diego-laxalt/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/230552) of those in Italian football and the [majority](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diego-laxalt/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/230552) coming in Serie A, so the Uruguayan has plenty of experience at a high level. Therefore, it’s hard to disagree with McAvennie when he says that Scottish football should not trouble Laxalt, whose arrival could give the Hoops a real lift in both the Europa League and Scottish Premiership.

***Celtic fans, are you happy with the signing of Laxalt? Comment below with your views!***