Overview
- Multiple outlets report Preston have agreed a roughly £3 million fee with Celtic for Kenny and that he has accepted terms on a four-year contract, though full club confirmations are limited in the coverage.
- Kenny spent the second half of last season on loan at Bolton, where he scored six league goals and made three assists before a knee ligament injury in May interrupted his progress.
- Celtic’s recent forward recruitment, including signings Kasper Hogh and Camilo Duran and a reported loan pursuit of Chelsea teenager Shim Mheuka, is presented as a key reason Kenny’s pathway to first-team minutes narrowed.
- Celtic stand to make a large profit on Kenny after signing him from Sligo Rovers for about £140,000 in January 2022, a point highlighted in coverage discussing the fee’s value.
- The move was reported as time-sensitive with late-window Championship interest from clubs such as Bolton, Blackburn and West Brom, and the next steps are formal club announcements and completion of the paperwork.