Former Huddersfield Town favourite Aaron Mooy set for Celtic move

Former Huddersfield Town midfielder Aaron Mooy looks set to sign for Celtic.

Mooy was linked with a Terriers return last week, but Town were never interested in re-signing the midfielder. The Australia international was linked with a host of clubs after leaving Chinese side Shanghai Port, with the 31-year-old now set to link up with his former Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou.

The Sun say talks, led by Postecoglou, have progressed over the weekend, and Mooy is set to become the Hoops’ fifth summer signing. Mooy has a Scottish wife that lives in Glasgow with their two children, so the move makes perfect sense logistically speaking but also in a footballing sense, with the midfielder being an open admirer of Postecoglou's management style and philosophy as a coach.

Mooy was a star player for the Terriers when they secured promotion to the Premier League under David Wagner in 2017. Mooy made 120 appearances in his first spell at the club, 65 of those in the Premier League, scoring 11 goals and assisting a further 15.

Mooy signed a three-year deal for Man City from A-League side Melbourne City in 2016, but within a year, after a loan spell at Huddersfield, he was signed permanently for £10 million. After three seasons in West Yorkshire, he departed for Brighton and Hove Albion after the Terriers were relegated back to the Championship in 2019.

Mooy has remained a regular for his national team, playing the full 120 minutes in their World Cup qualification decider against Peru last month, which the Socceroos won on penalties. With Australia heading to Qatar in the winter for the World Cup, Mooy was looking for a team that would give him regular football at a good level, which he will certainly get with a move to Celtic, under