Kasper Høgh has officially become a Celtic player.

The Danish striker has put pen to paper on a four-year contract, with the club holding the option of a further 12 months, after completing his record-breaking move from Bodø/Glimt.

The 25-year-old becomes Celtic’s second signing of the summer after the Hoops agreed a deal worth £11 million plus add-ons, the biggest transfer fee in the club’s history.

Alongside the announcement, Celtic also confirmed Høgh will wear one of the most iconic shirt numbers in the club’s history.

The striker has been handed the No. 9 shirt.

It is a number synonymous with some of Celtic’s greatest forwards, most famously Stevie Chalmers, who wore the famous jersey when he scored the winning goal against Inter Milan to secure the European Cup in Lisbon in 1967.

The shirt has also been worn by Chris Sutton, who became one of Martin O’Neill’s most influential players during the club’s dominant early-2000s spell.

Other notable names to have worn the No. 9 include Leigh Griffiths, whose goalscoring exploits under Ronny Deila saw him become one of the most prolific strikers in the SPFL era as well as Georgios Samaras, John Guidetti, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Charlie Nicholas, Frank McAvennie, Kenny Dalglish, Willie Wallace, Joe McBride and John Hughes.

In more recent years, however, the shirt has lacked the same prestige.

Junior Adamu was the last player to wear the No. 9, following spells for Adam Idah and Sead Haksabanovic.

Now, Celtic will hope Høgh can restore the number to its former glory.

The Dane arrives in Glasgow with an outstanding reputation after starring for Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League, scoring against the likes of Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and Sporting CP.

Supporters will now be hoping he can follow in the footsteps of the legendary Celtic No. 9s before him by becoming the club’s next prolific goalscorer.

With the weight of history on his shoulders and one of the most famous shirt numbers in Celtic history on his back, Høgh has the opportunity to write his own chapter in the story of the No. 9 jersey.