Breaking News: Ipswich Town goalkeeper officially signs a pre-contract agreement to join Celtic in the summer.

Breaking News: Ipswich Town goalkeeper officially signs a pre-contract agreement to join Celtic in the summer.

The Celtic team needs a new goalie. Before this season ends, Joe Hart will turn 37 years old. He has recently been the target of some criticism. The Hoops will eventually need to bring in a long-term player. Would a 33-year-old who is presently competing in the English Championship hold the key to their problems?

The majority of Celtics supporters would undoubtedly prefer that the team select an established, seasoned player who is still in his mid-20s. However, the team has lately been linked to a deal for Ipswich Town’s Vaclav Hladky.

Hladky was playing football for Salford City FC in the English fourth level not too long ago. Having played for St Mirren, he has also previously resided in Scotland. Neither of his first two seasons at Ipswich Town were particularly noteworthy.

He seemed to have seen a meteoric climb this time around. As Ipswich Town, who presently sit second in the table, look to push for promotion to the Premier League, Hladky has been one of the greatest goalkeepers in the Championship.

Ipswich Town goalkeeper could sign pre-contract with Celtic

However, Hladky’s present contract with Ipswich Town expires this summer. This implies that if he so desired, he could sign a pre-contract with Celtic. A statement made by Carlton Palmer to Football League World stated:

“I believe 11 Ipswich players could sign a pre-contract agreement elsewhere in January, and Celtic are reportedly keen on signing Ipswich’s Czech international goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky.

“Vaclav, who is 33, is out of contract at the end of the season.

“Ipswich are in a strong position with the players they have out of contract at the end of the season – the players will keep performing because they want to get promoted to the Premier League and back-to-back promotions would put them in Ipswich folklore for years to come, and whether they sign new contracts or not, other clubs will be interested in them on frees and they can command good salaries.

“For Ipswich, who did not make wholesale changes upon getting promoted to the Championship, it gives them a chance, should they achieve promotion to the Premier League, to let players go that they don’t think will be good enough at that level.

“The only issue is if players heads get turned speaking to other clubs, such as Vaclav, in this case he could sign a pre-contract with Celtic in January.”

Hladky’s potential signing will not persuade the majority of Celtic supporters. To be fair to him, he is undoubtedly a terrific goalie and is performing admirably at the moment.

Nevertheless, at 33 years old, he is already playing at a high level. So, could Hladky or someone similar be a long-term Celtic solution? It most definitely doesn’t feel that way. He could, of course, make a good cover if someone like Benjamin Siegrist were to depart.

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