Celtic is officially out as the target completes a £160,000-per-week move to the Middle East.

Celtic is officially out as the target completes a £160,000-per-week move to the Middle East.

Boxing legend Mike Tyson famously said, “Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face.”

Regarding this Celtic transfer target, it appears that everyone upholds their morals until a sizable sum of money is placed on their coffee table.

It’s anyone’s guess as to how much the 31-year-old would have been willing to accept from the Scottish Premiership winners in exchange for leaving the Bundesliga for Parkhead. However, we would gladly risk our reputations by arguing that it would have been far less than the £8.4 million he is expected to make in Saudi Arabia per year.target officially loses out as the £160k-per-week Middle East relocation is finalized.

Celtic goalkeeper target moves to Saudi Arabia

After concluding his transfer from Wolfsburg to Al-Qadsiah and getting significantly wealthier in the process, Koen Casteels tells Sporza that “the Saudi Pro League is only becom

ing more attractive.”

“To now claim that it’s a football competition devoid of quality play… Many well-known figures have made the transition.

“I go to play football there.” That’s what I do. I have my opinions on human rights, of course, but all I can say is that I’ve been well accepted. I’ll have to go through the rest.

To Casteels’ defense, most people on the planet would find it difficult to refuse the kind of money he currently receives from Saudi Arabia. The 31-year-old goalkeeper at Al-Qadsiah will make almost £160,000 a week. He might start for Belgium at the European Championships in Thibaut Courtois’ absence from Real Madrid.

Nahitan Nandez, a former Fulham player and Uruguay international midfielder, has already signed by the recently promoted Saudi Pro League team.

Joel is anticipated to play as Casteels’ backup.

The Daily Mail claims that a Celtic team that is still searching for a shot-stopper to replace Joe Hart at Parkhead is considering the former ace of Genk, Hoffenheim, and Werder Bremen.

However, Casteels refrained from bringing up Celtic when talking about his move to the Middle East. He acknowledged, nevertheless, that talks had been place regarding Anderlecht’s return to Belgium.

Celtic still in the goalkeeper market

Casteels says, via VoetbalNieuws, “The talks with Anderlecht couldn’t go that far.”

“If they had won and qualified for the Champions League, would I still have picked them? That’s not the case, so I’m not sure,” he remarked.

That’s a big “if” there. I’m not sure what action I would have taken in such circumstance.

The fans of Celtic are still no closer to knowing who will be their team’s top player in 2024–2025. Michael Zetterer and Patrick Pentz don’t seem like viable possibilities anymore, while Coaimhin Kelleher—as HITC knows—may fetch a club-record cost of more than £15 million.

The younger players Viljami Sinisalo of Aston Villa, Martin Dubravka of Newcastle United, and free agent Etienne Vaessen are undoubtedly more cost-effective than Liverpool’s number two, but Horatiu Moldovan may have resurfaced as a possibility after the Romanian declared his intention to leave Atletico Madrid after just a few months on the bench.

This week, Moldovan declared rather frankly, “I want to leave Atletico Madrid in the summer or winter.” I’m not sure if I’ll depart right away because it will depend on how Romania and I perform at the Euros. Depending on the chances that present themselves.

But I’m itching to go outside and play.

Moldovan continues, “I want to go if a good team from a big league presents itself.” Moldovan is aiming to be Romania’s first choice at the European Championships this summer. We’ll wait to see what offers come up.

“You cannot turn down the opportunity to sign with Atletico. However, I’d like to play.

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