Celtic has to regret selling 500k heroes now worth more than Schmeichel

Is Celtic Champions League campaign that will end?

Tuesday night, Brendan Rodgers‘Side will be in Bavari, wanting to knock out sixfold European champions of Bayern from Munich.

After they lost their first leg 2-1 in Parkhead, the Celts have to climb the mountain Daizen MaedaThe late header in Glasgow gives them a glimmer of hope.

So if the hoops will be massively upset by the chances by winning Germany for the first timeThis will be their 13th attempt, they will need their goalkeeper to achieve another extraordinary effect.

Kasper Schmeichel: Love Life in Celtic

As he noted Kurtis Leyland of the Glasgow WorldWhen Schmeichel joined Celtick last summer, replacing Joe Hart who withdrew, a little doubt that the “top class” goalkeeper was given, but there were still some doubts, since she is 38 now.

On the contrary, as he noted Graeme McGarry from Heraldwas “extraordinary” since arriving in Glasgow, with Schmeichel Sam by saying This week it is the “experience of the greatest gift” in football.

Started with six consecutive Premiere wins and pure leaves, the first time he achieved that Since 1906And he has a few more records in his sights.

In this season’s Champions League, Only seven goalkeepers They established more than Schmeichel’s 30, only four faced more than his 45 shots on target, and Danish international recording was recorded by the fifth highest shot xg of 15.5, which is a sum just better than four Guardians.

Meanwhile, He classified first In the premiere for savings % (85.5 %) and clean leaves (19), on a course for breaking pure lists at the top of the division record 25they set up by the Rangers four seasons ago, beating the previous record that stopped 115 years.

Schmeichel’s form has already seen him Awarded with a new contractStating that he “loved every minute” since he arrived in Celtic, while the manager Rodgers added that his “upper guard” “made a big impact.”

However, the 38-year-old will not be able to last forever, but has Celtic already sold the perfect successor to Schmeichel’s throne number one?

Celtic has already sold the perfect Schmeichel heir

Back in 2020, it is fair to say that Celtic had some goals with goalkeepers.

Summer signing Vasilis Barkas did not impress, with former Celtic striker Frank McAvennie describing him as ‘awful’, a form that saw that the Greek international fell, but his replacement Scott Bain didn’t convince himself much – having Played only 78 times Since signing 2018.

So in front of the Scottish Cup final 2020 against the heart, Maintenance in December Due to the Coid-19, Neil Lennon decided to start with a relatively unknown 22-year-old Conor Hazard for the goal, making his own Third senior performance.

Well, after exciting 3-3 in drawing a creepy empty hampen, as he noted Andrew Smith of ScottHazard would prove to be a ‘hero’, denying both Stephen Kingsley and Craig Wightton in Subsequent shootingwhile the Celts were completed by an unprecedented four -tall high tall.

Despite its heroy, Hazard would make only Four more appearances For the club, spending 2022 on loan at HJK Helsinki, winning the Finnish title as well as being Named Veikkausliiga loved year, Before it was sold Plymouth Argyle in July 2023. – For a Reported fee of only £ 500,000.

Well, International Northern Ireland has returned to the news earlier this month, Making four savings While the pilgrims historically threw out Liverpool out of FA Cup, with Sunadh Sagar from ESPN describing your stopping at the end of stopping as “stunning”.

In this season’s EFL Championship, Only seven goalkeepers have a higher percentage of savings of 73.8%of Hazard, on average almost 4.5 savings at 90, while northern Irish are classified in the first place for Expected goals after shooting by shot on a targetAll impressive statistics given that his team is 23. In the division, facing the bottom of Rock Luton on Wednesday night.

According to Transfermarkt, he is now worth 1 million euros (£ 830)its highest value; For comparison, Schmeichel’s Value is 750 thousand euros (£ 620K).

Keith Bailie of Belfast Telegraph He believes Hazard should be the number of his national team, so will Celtic also go the day when he allowed him to leave, because the 26-year-old shows that he would be more than capable of one day succeeding Schmeichel?