ALLOA ATHLETIC manager Jim Goodwin described PJ Crossan as "a player with huge potential" following the completion of his six month development loan. 

The 18-year-old exchanged the Pars for Celtic in the summer of 2016 after the teams agreed an undisclosed fee but the forward is yet to break into the Parkhead club's first team. 

And Goodwin is convinced the player will be an exciting addition for the Wasps.

He said: "PJ is a young talented striker who Celtic paid a lot of money to Dunfermline Athletic last season [to sign him] on a three year contract.

"He is a player with huge potential and he gives us a bit of pace in behind, he runs his socks off, works hard and has an eye for a goal. 

"He has scored plenty goals for Celtic in the Development League most recently in 4-0 victory over Falkirk on Tuesday night when he scored the third goal and set up the fourth, but now his need is first team football and to start playing in senior football games. 

"We are delighted to give him that opportunity. He is not guaranteed to go straight into the team, he will need to work hard here to get into the team."

The manager is confident Crossan will offer his side a different dimension during his time in the Scottish League One after impressing in a recent bounce game.

 "He is different to the other boys we have," he said. "He is a player I have had an eye on for a while and he stood out when we played at Lennoxtown in [a] pre-season friendly, he was certainly a handful that day."