Deal nearing completion
Celtic FC are in advanced talks to sign Canadian men’s national team star Alistair Johnston from CF Montréal. Multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation have told Transfermarkt that a deal is now closing in for the €6 million valued right-back who could also play at center-back. Johnston is currently with the Canadian team in Qatar and was a standout in his nation’s defeat to Belgium (0-1) on Wednesday.
Johnston has recently been linked with a move to Italian side Bologna, a club also owned by the Saputo family, who owns the Major League Soccer club in Montréal. But Celtic are now leading the race, and a deal between the player and the MLS club has already been formally agreed upon. A move to Scotland is straightforward for Johnston as he holds a UK passport on top of his Irish and Canadian citizenship.
Celtic, in the meantime, have secured one of the top defenders in MLS. Johnston can play both right-back and center-back, and with a market value of €6 million, he is the joint most valuable defender in MLS with LA Galaxy’s Julián Araujo (overview).
With Alistair Johnston – The most valuable MLS players
Alistair Johnston | CF Montréal | Market value: €6m
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Djordje Mihailovic | CF Montréal | Market value: €6m
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Julián Araujo | LA Galaxy | Market value: €6m
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Ismaël Koné | CF Montréal | Market value: €6m
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Efraín Álvarez | LA Galaxy | Market value: €6m
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Jhon Durán | Chicago Fire | Market value: €6m
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Ryan Gauld | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Market value: €6.5m
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Dániel Sallói | Sporting Kansas City | Market value: €6.5m
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Cristian Arango | LAFC | Market value: €7m
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Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew | Market value: €7m
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Brandon Vazquez | FC Cincinnati | Market value: €7m
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Riqui Puig | LA Galaxy | Market value: €7m
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Federico Bernardeschi | Toronto FC | Market value: €8m
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Brenner | FC Cincinnati | Market value: €8m
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Facundo Torres | Orlando City SC | Market value: €8m
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Jesús Ferreira | FC Dallas | Market value: €8m
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Alan Velasco | FC Dallas | Market value: €8m
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Gabriel Slonina | Chicago Fire FC | Market value: €8m
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Emanuel Reynoso | Minnesota United FC | Market value: €10m
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Cucho Hernández | Columbus Crew | Market value: €10m
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Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | Market value: €12m
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José Cifuentes | Los Angeles FC | Market value: €12m
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Lorenzo Insigne | Toronto FC | Market value: €15m
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Sebastián Driussi | Austin FC | Market value: €15m
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Thiago Almada | Atlanta United FC | Market value: $15m
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Talles Magno | New York City FC | Market value: €15m
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Johnston to Celtic – Montréal defender has seen market value rise
Johnston’s rise in recent years, in fact, has been phenomenal. Drafted out of college by Nashville SC in 2020, Johnston was traded to Montréal for around €900,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) ahead of the 2022 season. At Montréal, Johnston has managed four goals and four assists in 39 games across all competitions in 2022.
Davies at the top – The 15 most valuable CanMNT players
Maxime Crépeau | LAFC | Market value: €3m
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Liam Millar | Basel | Market value: €3m
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Mark-Anthony Kaye | Toronto FC | Market value: €3m
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Jonathan Osorio | Toronto FC | Market value: €3.5m
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Ayo Akinola | Toronto FC | Market value: €3.5m
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Kamal Miller | CF Montréal | Market value: €4m
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Ike Ugbo | ESTAC Troyes | Market value: €4m
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Jayden Nelson | Toronto FC | Market value: €4m
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Alistair Johnston | CF Montréal | Market value: €6m
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Cyle Larin | Brugge | Market value: €6m
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Ismaël Koné | CF Montréal | Market value: €6m
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Stephen Eustaquio | Porto | Market value: €8m
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Tajon Buchanan | Brugge | Market value: €12m
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Jonathan David | LOSC Lille | Market value: €45m
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Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | Market value: €70m
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