Celtic's Balikwisha joins Gent on loan with option to buy
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Out-of-favour Celtic forward Michel-Ange Balikwisha has joined Belgian club Gent on loan for the season with an option to buy the 25-year-old.
The Belgium-born DR Congo international came through the youth ranks with Standard Liege before moving to Antwerp, from whom he joined Celtic a year ago.
But he made only 13 appearances for the Scottish champions, just three of them starts, without scoring and has not featured since January.
Gent head coach Rik De Mil, whose side reached the Conference League after Thursday's play-off win over Hibernian, hopes to help the winger regain the form he showed as Antwerp won the league and cup double in 2023.
"Balikwisha is an experienced player who knows the Belgian league well," he told his club website.
"He has proven time and again that he can make the difference with an individual piece of skill, an assist, or a goal."