Well this one has turned into a right saga. After it looked all but certain that Croatian international, Dominik Livakovic would be singing for Turkish side Fenerbahce, it would now appear that the deal is still stalling and that the Hoops remain in the hunt for the shot-stopper.
Celtic are scouting the marketplace this summer transfer window for a goalkeeper to compete and potentially usurp Joe Hart. Brendan Rodgers has apparently marked down another keeper after taking over the reins at Celtic Park. Neither Scott Bain nor Benjamin Seigrist appear up to the job and having lost Conor Hazard, the goalkeeping situation is dire if Hart is injured.
Transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, had revealed last week that the deal to take the Dinamo Zagreb ‘keeper to Turkey had been signed and sealed; however, it has now come to light that the deal has stalled for some reason, meaning the Bhoys could still have a slim chance of hijacking the agreement between Fener and the Croatian side.
Dominik Livaković to Fenerbahçe, here we go! Deal sealed between clubs with Dinamo Zagreb for €9m 🟡🔵🇭🇷
Personal terms agreed, just waiting to exchange documents then deal done.
🆕🛩️ Becão arrives today in Istanbul to sign the contract while Dušan Tadic is already there. pic.twitter.com/kKH5Bh8K2O
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 16, 2023
According to Turkish journalist, Ahmet Konanc, the Hoops are ‘still active’ in thr race for the 28-year-old’s signature and that the Turkish giants are also in contact with PSG goalkeeper, Keylor Navas at present. Presumably Navas is their contingency plan, should this road-bump derail the entire move for Livakovic in the coming days.
Still all to play for by the looks of it…
Livakovic’in menajeri bazı yeni zorluklar çıkarıyor.
Celtic de devrede…
Fenerbahçe, Navas ile de teması sürdürüyor.
— Ahmet Konanç (@ahmetkonanc) July 25, 2023
Dominik Livakovic transfer latest as Celtic remain ‘active’ in pursuit of Croatian goalkeeper 🍀🇭🇷
🔗 https://t.co/jfX32IXSL6 pic.twitter.com/UkAeRNUafy
— Football Scotland ⚽️🏴 (@Football_Scot) July 26, 2023
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