OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED: Celtic £7.6m bid offer accepted as Joe Hart replacement captured

OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED: Celtic £7.6m bid offer accepted as Joe Hart replacement captured

According to a source, Celtic has had an offer for a long-term target approved.

suggesting they may be very close to making their first summer acquisition.

Celtic desire a new custodian.

After winning both the Scottish Premiership and the Scottish Cup the previous season,

the Hoops and Brendan Rodgers have not yet made a summer acquisition, but replacing Joe Hart in goal looks to be the main priority.

A winger and a striker are also desired at Parkhead in addition to a shot-stopper, although there hasn’t been a shortage of targets for goalkeepers.

Goalkeepers that have played in major league football include Caoimhin Kelleher of Liverpool,

Ugurcan Cakir of Trabzonspor, Anthony Patterson of Sunderland, Michael Zetterer of Werder Bremen,

Alex McCarthy of Southampton, Koen Casteels of Wolfsburg, and Dominik Livakovic are just some of the goalkeepers that have been linked with the Hoops.

A bid of €9 million (£7.6 million) has been made to bring Fenerbahce’s Livakovic to Scotland.

sparking speculation about a possible transfer. Livakovic has been starting for Croatia at Euro 2024.

Celtic have approved Livakovic’s bid.

The player wants to leave Fenerbahce this summer, and Celtic has accepted his offer, according to Turkish publication Fotomac.

The €9 million amount was brought up once more, and it is said that a formal statement would be made soon.

Mattia Perin from Juventus is expected to replace Livakovic at Fenerbahce.

Should a deal materialise, Livakovic would become one of Celtic’s most costly acquisitions ever.

Celtic’s 5 most expensive signings of all time	Signed from	Fee
Jota	Benfica	€16.2m
Odsonne Edouard	PSG	€10.3m
Chris Sutton	Chelsea	€9.5m
John Hartson	Coventry	€9m
Eyal Brkovic	West Ham	€8.8m

It looks like Celtic may be on the verge of landing a big-name custodian.

Croatian football analyst Richard Wilson told The Herald what he may offer Scotland.

emphasising that his primary skill is his ability to make reaction saves.

“His reflex saves are his greatest asset, and he has a knack for reaching shots that ninety percent of goalies miss.”

At that level, there’s not much separating a competent goalie from a great goalie.

and he has demonstrated among the absolute elite’s reflexes.

Wilson continued by saying that the Hoops might make a “statement signing” if he joins Celtic.

“Signing a custodian of his calibre would undoubtedly make a statement for Celtic.

Fenerbahce will profit from having spent nearly 7 million euros on him last summer.

but if you compare Livakovic’s stature to Joe Hart’s, well, Joe Hart hasn’t advanced to the World Cup semifinals, for example.

“He’s one of the few goalkeepers with the kind of trophy cabinet that Celtic could acquire.”

However, the fact that Celtic has previously expressed interest in him makes sense to me.

This one to watch since it might not be long until Celtic land their man, making this one to watch over the coming weeks.

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