Celtic have signed Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel on a one-year deal.
The former Leicester goalkeeper was a free agent after leaving Belgian club Anderlecht this summer and represented Denmark at Euro 2024 this summer.
Schmeichel, 37, reunites with former Foxes boss Brendan Rogers at Celtic Park after the duo worked together between 2019 and 2023.
He will replace Joe Hart as the Hoops’ No1 after the former England goalkeeper’s retirement.
🆕 Velkommen, Kasper!
🇩🇰 Danish Euro 2024 captain and goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel, joins #CelticFC on a one-year deal – subject to international clearance. ✍️#KasperAnnounced🍀
— Celtic Football Club (Stateside🇺🇸) (@CelticFC) July 18, 2024
The 37-year-old said: “I am absolutely delighted to join Celtic and can’t wait to get started.
“Celtic is one of the world’s proper football clubs, a massive name and a place of real passion and success. Celtic is what football is all about.
“I know Brendan very well, too. He is a top manager and someone I can’t wait to work with again.
“I’m really looking forward to meeting up with the boys in America and start our work and then, of course, meet our fans who bring so much to Celtic.
“I will be doing all I can to keep Celtic on top and bring these brilliant supporters more and more success.”
Schmeichel is best known for his 11-year stint with Leicester, who he famously won the Premier League with in 2015-16 and made 479 appearances.
Celtic have also signed goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo from Aston Villa in a deal worth around £1million.
