Swansea set to sign Celtic defender Welsh

Stephen Welsh spent most of the 2025-26 season on loan with Motherwell, making 31 appearances. [Getty Images]Celtic defender Stephen Welsh is poised to become Swansea City's first signing of the summer.Welsh, 26, came through the youth ranks at Celtic and has made 70 appearances for the Glasgow giants.He spent the majority of the 2025-26 season on loan at Motherwell, making 31 appearances for Celtic's Scottish Premiership rivals.In the previous campaign he had a loan stint at Belgian side Mechel