Dean Jones, a transfer source, tells GIVEMESPORT that bringing Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher to Parkhead would be “going from one extreme to another” for Celtic.
As the Hoops team strives to win the Scottish Premiership title this year, Brendan Rodgers wants to bolster his final line of defense.
Caoimhin Kelleher’s transfer to Celtic is news.
The Scottish Sun claims that Celtic’s attempt to capture Liverpool goalkeeper Kelleher on the final day of the transfer window was unsuccessful. The Glasgow giants are reportedly already making plans for the January transfer window just days after the summer market ended, but the same source asserts that Rodgers has put the Republic of Ireland star at the top of his shortlist of potential transfers.
The 24-year-old wanted to leave Liverpool in the summer transfer window in order to establish himself as a top option abroad, but deals to Celtic and Wolverhampton Wanderers never materialized. In July, The MailOnline stated that Kelleher is valued at almost £20 million due to interest from Wolves.
Since moving to Parkhead in the summer of 2021, Joe Hart has typically been Celtic’s first-choice goalie, but a January deal for Kelleher might put an end to the shot-stopper’s tenure in Glasgow. The former England international played for a team that won the Premiership two years in a row, including a domestic triple under Ange Postecoglou in the previous campaign.
What has Jones stated on Kelleher and Celtic?
By signing the novice Kelleher to replace the veteran Hart, Jones thinks Celtic might move from one extreme to the other.
It’s a strange one, Kelleher,” the transfer insider told GIVEMESPORT. You see how experienced Hart is, and you decide to change that by selecting a goalie who is at the other end of the spectrum and trying to establish a reputation for himself in the game. You’re shifting from one extreme to another as a result.
But Kelleher, in my opinion, is one of the greatest backup goalkeepers in the Premier League at the moment, and he won’t have to wait long to receive his chance. So,
What will Celtic do next?
After passing on their services toward the end of the transfer window, Celtic has a number of targets they might pursue in January. Spanish center-back Kike Salas turned down a loan transfer to Parkhead, according to Sevilla director of football Victor Orta (via the Daily Record), which led to the Hoops selecting Liverpool defender Nat Phillips instead.
He basically got requests from every team in the second division, and he even had the opportunity to join elite international teams like Celtic and Red Bull Salzburg, but he chose not to. He is therefore highly valued, and we must have more confidence in these players. We cannot talk about homegrown talent while constantly criticizing it when it performs.
According to the same report, Celtic missed out on Brondby attacker Mathias Kvistgaarden because the Danish team refused to lower its £6 million asking price after receiving a £4.1 million offer. When the January transfer window opens, Rodgers might decide to go back and reconsider his decisions.
In the meantime, Reo Hatate and his representation will be discussed by Celtic regarding a new contract at Parkhead, according to fresh information provided to GIVEMESPORT by Sky Sports writer Anthony Joseph.
