Celtic are reported to have an active interest in Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic.
Anthony Joseph of Sky Sports highlighted interest from the hoops on July 14 but it seemed to be quickly extinguished when Fabrizio Romano tweeted that the player was about to sign for Fenerbahce.
Despite the speculation Livakovic was in action last night, keeping a clean sheet as Dinamo Zagreb enjoyed a 4-0 win over Astana in a Champions League Second Round qualifier.
It seems that a move to Turkey is far from imminent with Ahmet Konanc, with almost 70,000 followers on Twitter and 80,000 subscribers to his You Tube channel, revealing that Celtic are still in the mix to sign the keeper.
Livakovic’in menajeri baz? yeni zorluklar ç?kar?yor.
Celtic de devrede…
Fenerbahçe, Navas ile de temas? sürdürüyor.
— Ahmet Konanç (@ahmetkonanc) July 25, 2023
TRANSLATION: Livakovic’s manager poses some new challenges. Celtic is also active… Fenerbahçe also maintains contact with Navas.
Livakovic was one of the stars of Croatia’s run to the semi-finals of the World Cup, impressing during matches and excelling in penalty shoot-outs.
As a team-mate of Josip Juranovic he’ll be aware of how 18 months at Celtic accelerated the defender from being on the fringes of the European Championship side into a Croatian starter via a title win and Champions League campaign.
At the age of 28 and in the final year of his contract this transfer window would seem to be the logical time for a transfer.
With Joe Hart also in the final year of his contract but at the age of 36 the goalkeeping position is one that Brendan Rodgers is bound to be giving thought to.
CLICK HERE for Livakovic’s Transfermarkt profile.
Dominik Livakovi? 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
Celtic are in the market for a goalkeeper this summer.
It’s understood one target being monitored closely is Croatia & Dinamo Zagreb No1 Dominik Livakovic, who has a year left on his contract.
Fiorentina’s interest has cooled recently. Villarreal & Fenerbahce are also keen. pic.twitter.com/8PzH4sgS0C
— Anthony Joseph (@AnthonyRJoseph) July 14, 2023