A new Celtic man has arrived.
Viljami Sinisalo, the goalkeeper from Finland, was sighted at Glasgow Airport wearing club training gear, and he has since joined Celtic for their preseason tour of the United States. If the Dane completes his move as anticipated in the coming days, the 22-year-old, who is coming from Aston Villa, is set to challenge Kasper Schmeichel for the No. 1 spot. In addition, Celtic want to sign Paulo Bernardo, who spent last season on loan from Benfica, to a permanent contract. They also seek to sign Adam Idah from Norwich City.
French group lands Bair
Theo Bair, a striker for Motherwell, has finalized his transfer to the recently promoted French Ligue 1 team Auxerre. The Steelmen are anticipated to receive a fee of approximately £1.5 million for the Canada international. On the Motherwell website, Bair wrote, “My time at the club has been unbelievable.” “I’ve had some of the best times of my career at these times. I will always be a supporter of this club because I adore it. I hope everyone has the best possible life!
Former Barcelona youngster David Babunski has signed for Dundee United, the Tannadice club has announced. North Macedonia internationalist Babunski joins from Hungarian second-tier side Mezőkövesdi Sport Egyesület and joins compatriot Kristijan Trapanovski at the club. He has been capped 15 times for his country and plays as a midfielder. Babunski came through the La Masia youth academy at Barcelona and also played for Yokohama F Marinos under Ange Postecoglou. He could make his debut on Tuesday night in the Premier Sports Cup against Stenhousemuir.
Alex Cochrane has completed his transfer from Hearts to Birmingham. The left-back has joined the Sky Bet League One side on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee which is reported to be worth more than £1million. Cochrane told his new club’s website: “It came about quite quickly, but I felt like it was too good an opportunity to pass on. The ambition of the club is really exciting, especially for a young player like me who wants to go as far as I can in football.” Hearts head coach Steven Naismith told his club’s website: “Alex has done really well for us since joining three years ago, and we’ve been really good for Alex so it’s no surprise that there was interest in him. He leaves with our best wishes.”
Iacovitti joins St Mirren
St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson hailed the experience and balance that new signing Alex Iacovitti will bring to his squad. The left-sided central defender has signed a two-year contract after joining from Port Vale for an undisclosed fee. Robinson told the club’s official website: “Alex comes with SPFL experience which is vital to us at the moment. We’re still a young squad with some new players that haven’t played at this level. Alex has that experience. He gives us natural balance on the left-hand side of the pitch and it means we have two left-footed defenders and two right-footed defenders. It gives us great balance in the squad.
Kerr says goodbye
An emotional Cammy Kerr has done the “hardest thing” he will do in his career and left Dundee following a 20-year stay at his boyhood heroes. The defender signed a two-year contract in May 2023 and had a testimonial game in November but was loaned out to Inverness in January. The 28-year-old made 272 appearances for the club. Kerr said in a video posted on Dundee’s X account: “I’d just like to thank everyone at Dundee for an amazing time, an unforgettable time. “It’s been something that’s been part of my life since I was five years of age. Growing up, all I wanted to do was play for Dundee. I’ve been incredibly lucky to get to do that for so long. I am probably a bit emotional speaking about it because it’s been such a constant in my life. When something has been such a big part of your life for so long, it’s difficult to say goodbye.”
