Dylan Reid turns down Celtic in favour of St Mirren stay

The 17-year old will continue his development in Paisley

Published 18th Jul 2022

St Mirren youngster Dylan Reid has turned down the chance to join Celtic.

The Parkhead side had an £125,000 offer accepted for the 17-year old who has made a handful of appearances for the Buddies.

However, Reid has selected to stay in Paisley to continue his development.

A club statement said: "St Mirren Football Club can confirm that last week it allowed Dylan Reid permission to speak to a fellow cinch Premiership club regarding a possible transfer.

"We can now confirm that Dylan has turned down the opportunity to leave St Mirren at this point in time.

"The St Mirren Youth Academy graduate became the youngest ever player to play for St Mirren, as well as the youngest ever Scottish Premiership player, when he made his debut for Saints at just 16 years and five days old in March 2021.

"He has since gone on to play for the first-team on five occasions - most recently as a substitution in our 2-0 win over Cowdenbeath on Saturday.

"We are pleased that Dylan will remain at St Mirren and look forward to him continuing his development at the club."