Celtic Gvidas Gineitis transfer: Torino complete three arrivals

Torino completed three incoming transfers on deadline day while Gvidas Gineitis continued to be linked with Celtic. Rolando Mandragora arrived from Fiorentina, Daniel Braganca joined from Sporting CP and Nathan Patterson moved from Everton. The three arrivals are completed business, while Football Italia says a Gineitis sale for circa €10m is still expected.

That contrast is central to the Celtic Gvidas Gineitis transfer story. Torino’s additions can be listed as completed moves, but the reported sale is expressed as an expectation. Keeping those descriptions separate provides the clearest account of the situation without treating an expected outcome as a completed one.

Torino add Mandragora, Braganca and Patterson

Torino made several deadline-day signings, including Mandragora from Fiorentina, Braganca from Sporting CP and Everton’s Patterson. Each arrival contributes to a busy final day for the Italian club, but the available details differ between the three transfers.

Mandragora returned to Torino in a deal believed to be worth around €5m plus up to €3m in various add-ons. It was a return for the player, who had already been there on loan in 2021-22. Both parts of that description matter: the valuation is reported as a belief, while the move also represents a return after his earlier loan.

Braganca completed his move from Sporting CP on loan for circa €1m. The deal includes an option to buy at the end of the season for circa €3m. The use of “circa” remains important for both amounts, preserving the qualification attached to the reported figures.

Patterson also joined Torino from Everton as part of the same deadline-day group. Taken together, Mandragora, Braganca and Patterson form the completed incoming side of the update. That business can be presented independently of the separate report concerning Gineitis and Celtic.

Italian and Scottish deadlines remain distinct

The Italian transfer deadline passed at 19.00 UK time, or 20.00 CEST, on Tuesday. Torino can still make sales to markets that remain open. Those two points define the deadline context around the reported Gineitis situation: Italy’s deadline has passed, while sales to an open market remain possible.

Scotland’s transfer deadline is on Thursday at 17:00 BST. That timetable should be distinguished from both Tuesday’s Italian deadline and Celtic’s separate European registration deadline. The order is straightforward: Italy’s deadline passed on Tuesday, Celtic’s Europa League squad is to be registered by Wednesday at 23:59, and the Scottish transfer deadline follows on Thursday at 17:00 BST.

The two schedules do not share the same cut-off. Wednesday at 23:59 applies to the Europa League squad registration, whereas Thursday at 17:00 BST is Scotland’s transfer deadline. Maintaining that distinction is important when assessing the timing around the reported transfer.

The different cut-offs provide context, but they do not change the status language used in the report. Football Italia says Gineitis has long been on Celtic’s radar and that several proposals have been rejected in recent months. The outlet also says the sale for circa €10m is still expected. “Expected” remains the operative description of that reported sale.

Celtic working ahead of Europa League cut-off

Celtic’s broader recruitment plans add another strand to the deadline picture. According to BBC Sport, assistant manager Shaun Maloney revealed that Celtic were working on signing up to four players before finalising their Europa League squad on Wednesday.

Maloney also said that “nothing’s confirmed with anyone.” His comment was made in the broader context of prospective Celtic signings, so it should remain a general statement rather than being presented as a Gineitis-specific update. It nevertheless supplies relevant context for Celtic’s recruitment work before the European registration cut-off.

The Europa League squad is to be registered by Wednesday at 23:59, while the Scottish transfer deadline is Thursday at 17:00 BST. Celtic can therefore continue transfer business after the European registration deadline. The two deadlines serve different parts of the club’s timetable and should not be collapsed into a single cut-off.

For now, Torino’s side of the deadline-day update contains three completed arrivals: Mandragora, Braganca and Patterson. The Gineitis element remains a reported Celtic possibility, with longstanding interest, several rejected proposals in recent months and an expected sale valued at circa €10m by Football Italia. The completed moves and the expected sale should remain clearly separated as the Scottish deadline approaches.