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Celtic signed defender Stephane Henchoz on a loan deal from Liverpool in January 2005.

The Swiss international centre-half signed on at Parkhead until the end of the season after also holding talks with Rangers about a possible switch to Ibrox. At 30-years-old the former Blackburn man was viewed as having the quality and experience to push Bobo Balde and Stan Varga for a first team starting spot.

But after making his debut in a 3-0 Scottish Cup win at Dunfermline on February 6th Henchoz failed to make a significant impact and spent the rest of the season mostly warming the bench. A lack of starts meant the player was not willing to discuss the possibility of a permanent move and he eventually returned to Liverpool before signing on for Wigan.