Celtic agree deal for Viljami Sinisalo. Bernardo fee also agreed…

Sky Sports have this morning reported that Celtic have agreed a fee in the region of £1 million for Aston Villa keeper Viljami Sinisalo. The sports news station also reported that the club have also agreed a fee of £3.5 million with Benfica for Paulo Bernardo.

It’s been widely reported the last 24 hours or so, but now that Sky have announced the details it seems to be more or less confirmed barring any last minute hitches. That’s great news as along with the imminent signing of Kasper Schmeichel, it further strengthens our squad ahead of the looming season.

It also lets the players join up with the squad for the pre season tour of the United States which will be important in terms of getting them bedded in for the upcoming campaign. This also allows the club to focus on further targets which are needed to bolster the squad.

There’s a few areas that still needed tended too, particularly in defence and up front, but that hopefully will be rectified during the clubs time in the States, and in the meantime we can just be glad we have a few new faces in the door.

Morning Gossip: It's finally coming together 2 keepers on the way one with long-term planning in mind. Bernardo is just about to join and lots of work ongoing to secure Idah and a winger who can actually beat a man. Brendan putting his stamp on the squad. Great to see HH pic.twitter.com/VoCchVVVIy

— Celtic Gossip (@CelticGossip) July 16, 2024

Here’s a full round up on what’s been happening as summarised on our sister site Celticshorts.com earlier this morning…