Celtic Goal Turkish goalkeeper

After Joe Hart declared he would retire at the end of the season, Celtic will be looking for a goalkeeper this summer.Republic of Ireland international and Liverpool number two Caoimhin Kelleher has already been linked to Brendan Rodgers’ team. With allegations circulating in Turkey that the Parkhead club is after Trabzonspor skipper Uğurcan Çakır, a new player has entered the fray. For the Super Lig team this season, the Turkey international has preserved nine clean sheets while giving up 33 goals in 29 games. The 27-year-old has reportedly been added to Celtic’s watchlist, with any move likely depending on Trabzonspor’s assessment of the player, according to news source Günebakış. Just two years ago, Çakır—who has 26 caps for Turkey—was recognized as the European goalie with the highest save %.

Defoe is compelled to play Ibrox.

Jermaine Defeo, a former striker for the Rangers, has stated that Steven Gerrard “forced” him to take on the position of player-coach during his last season at Ibrox. Shortly before the Liverpool star resigned to take control of Aston Villa in the summer of 2021, the 41-year-old was added to Gerrard’s backroom staff. When Gerrard’s successor, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, came in his own management staff and decided that the then 38-year-old should concentrate on playing, Defoe’s coaching responsibilities were removed. The former England player, nevertheless, has since stated that he wasn’t initially thrilled about the Rangers coaching position. Defoe stated, “I hadn’t played in about two or three months before I went to Sunderland,” in an interview with Troy Deeney on the Football Firsts podcast. Following Stevie (Gerrard), Giovanni van Bronckhorst entered. During our meeting, he essentially asked me, “Listen, what’s this player/coach thing?” You seem intelligent to me; what’s going on? I saw you in training. Are you more interested in coaching than in playing? “I want to play,” I said. To tell the truth, I had no desire to be a coach or player at all. I was made to do it. Thus, I chose to travel to Sunderland.

Set for an ex-Celtic reunion is Abada

Liel Abada may join up with a former Parkhead teammate in the MLS as a result of his upcoming departure from Celtic. The 22-year-old winger is reportedly in negotiations with Austin FC and Atalanta United, who acquired Giorgos Giakoumakis from Celtic last season, according to reports in Israel. Since manager Brendan Rodgers stated that Abada is not mentally prepared to play, the Celtic team has not included him in the starting lineup for the previous three games. It occurs in the midst of pressure from the Israeli national team regarding a portion of the Celtic fanbase that appears to be pro-Palestine.

Aberdeen wants the outcast from Celtic

This summer, Aberdeen is reportedly considering a deal for Benjamin Siegrist, the third-choice goalkeeper for Celtic. After joining Parkhead from Dundee United in the summer of 2022, the 32-year-old has seldom appeared for the team, making just two appearances in the League Cup as he dropped out of the starting lineup in favor of Joe Hart and Scott Bain. According to The Daily Record, the Dons’ recruitment team has great hopes for Siegrist for the upcoming campaign because Kelle Roos, the current number one player for Aberdeen, is set to expire his contract in the summer and probably go on. Siegrist’s Celtic contract expires in2026, so the Dons will probably have to pay a transfer fee to acquire the Swiss goalkeeper or try to sign him on a loan.

Rangers star’s unspoken problem

Dujon Sterling has disclosed that in the early going of his Rangers career, he was dealing with an undisclosed eye condition. The 24-year-old was acquired from Chelsea by Michael Beale over the summer, although he only made a few appearances before starting regularly for the first team under Beale’s successor, Philippe Clement. The versatile defender, though, has now revealed one of the factors contributing to his sluggish start at Ibrox. “I had a couple of black lines in my eye line when I woke up one day back at the beginning of November,” Sterling said. “I believe they refer to them as floaters. That was mine, and for a few weeks afterward, I was still having problems with it. I couldn’t really see much on my right side since it was fuzzy at the top of my eye. I wanted to play, I told the gaffer. However, let’s say, for instance, that it was nil-nil and, in the final minute, a ball crosses the line and I miss it. I didn’t want to play when I knew I wasn’t quite correct because I didn’t want to impact the team. “That’s fine,” he answered, adding that they would assist me completely and to take as much time as I needed to resolve the issue. I visited with a few experts. They offered assistance, but the problem resolved itself. I believe it completely vanished just after the cup final. I still had a little amount of it in the upper corner even in the cup final. But it’s entirely gone now. They were unable to identify the cause, therefore I’m not sure. I’m not sure even now. I have a follow-up appointment in a few weeks. All it takes is time. They stated they could do a laser treatment, but I decided to wait since there was nothing to take and it might damage me later in life.