{"id":3042,"date":"2026-09-03T10:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=3042"},"modified":"2026-09-03T10:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:04:20","slug":"shim-mheuka-already-has-celtic-fans-talking-as-chelsea-talent-makes-immediate-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=3042","title":{"rendered":"Shim Mheuka already has Celtic fans talking as Chelsea talent makes immediate debut"},"content":{"rendered":"


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On Wednesday afternoon, Celtic confirmed the arrivals of Chelsea duo Shim Mheuka and Landon Emenalo on loan \u2013 and by Wednesday night, Mheuka was making his debut.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emenalo has long been linked with a move to Celtic<\/a> but was made to wait before completing his loan move to Lennoxtown after suffering an injury while on Chelsea\u2019s<\/a> pre-season tour. A deal did get done.<\/p>\n

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His arrival came after the announcement on Wednesday afternoon that Mheuka<\/a> had also completed a move to Parkhead. The duo were two of five additions made by Celtic ahead of the Scottish deadline.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday night, Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s defending Scottish champions hosted Aberdeen and cruised to a 3-0 win. An easy victory for Celtic, their fourth win from four league games, scoring 11 and conceding two.<\/p>\n

Celtic fans impressed by Chelsea talent Shim Mheuka\u2019s cameo<\/h2>\n

Emenalo was not involved on the night as he continues to prove his fitness, but Mheuka was included in the squad. O\u2019Neill introduced the Chelsea teen, who has clocked up nine senior games for the Blues.<\/p>\n

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Celtic fans reacted to his performance on social media, which included some neat touches and hold-up play as well as a driving run in the box, going past a couple of players and seeing a low shot well saved.<\/p>\n

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Tell you what, the lad Mheuka looked so sharp when he came on, constantly asking for the ball and he is built like a house.<\/p>\n

Hope to see more of him, plenty of minutes please \ud83c\udf40<\/p>\n

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\u201cLooks very decent\u201d was the reaction of another Celtic supporter, while one said he \u201clooks incredibly sharp\u201d and asked \u201cwhat on earth are they feeding the Chelsea academy boys\u201d, after his 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

The praise for Mheuka continued to come in, with one saying he \u201clooked really lively tonight\u201d. The same fan added, \u201chope to see more of him\u201d, while another said he \u201cput himself about, unlucky not to score\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Mheuka has passed the eye test. Still a player needing to polish up a few aspects of his game but could equally be a little bit of nerves.<\/p>\n

He will score goals up here.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe real deal\u201d was the take of another Bhoys fan, while one fan is worried about falling in love given it\u2019s a loan: \u201cbig Mheuka is going to be the latest player in the \u201cnever fall in love with a loan player\u201d category\u201d.<\/p>\n

Celtic is going to be a big test for Mheuka this season<\/h2>\n

Ironically, Mheuka is going to be playing European football this season, while Chelsea failed to qualify for European competition. Celtic face Hungarian side Ferencvaros in a fortnight in the Europa League.<\/p>\n

Mheuka is going to struggle to start for Celtic, with the Hoops paying a record fee to sign Kasper Hogh earlier in the window. The Dane was missing on Wednesday night, and O\u2019Neill has other strikers to use.<\/p>\n

But if his cameo against Aberdeen is anything to go by, Mheuka is going to impress in Scotland. His raw physicality is something Celtic can use up top, and onlooking Chelsea scouts will have been impressed.<\/p>\n

Especially when there could be an opening up front at Chelsea \u2013 given Danny Welbeck\u2019s age and doubts over Emmanuel Emegha. The latter was voted the Premier League\u2019s worst signing <\/a>of the summer window.<\/p>\n

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