Celtic are reported to be considering a move to sign Ross Doohan.
UEFA regulations to have four Academy players and four Association trained players in squads of 25 appear to be the drivers for the move.
Scott Bain has filled one of the Association places over the last few seasons without providing any real competition to Joe Hart or Kasper Schmeichel.
The former Dundee keeper has only made five first team appearances over the last five years with his last start coming at Motherwell in September 2023 when Hart was suspended.
Vil Sinisalo has looked a very impressive back-up to Schmeichel over the last six matches but there could be a vacancy coming up for a third choice keeper.
Stephen McGowan of The Herald reports:
CELTIC are considering a move for Aberdeen’s out-of-contract goalkeeper Ross Doohan.
Entering the final 12 months of his Parkhead contract current third choice Scott Bain could go  in search of first team football after the Scottish Cup Final and Doohan features on a list of potential replacements.
Obliged to name eight homegrown Scots in their Champions League squad under UEFA regulations, four of the players must stem from a club’s own youth system. A graduate of Celtic’s Lennoxtown academy Doohan spent seven years at the champions between 2015 and 2022 and, after 18 first team appearances for Jimmy Thelin’s side this season, ticks the boxes.
Signed from Forest Green Rovers in 2023 the 27-year-old deputised for Pittodrie number one Dimitar Mitov, but was displaced for the Scottish Cup semi-final win over Hearts.
Doohan’s Pittodrie deal is due to expire in the summer with Thelin on record as saying that the contract talks are ongoing.
Herald Sport understands, however, that Aberdeen are working on signing at least one keeper this summer, with third pick Tom Ritchie also set to depart the club. Ironically, Doohan’s final game for the club could come against Celtic in the Scottish Cup Final Hampden on May 24.
When McGowan writes on Celtic you can be fairly certain that there is substance to it.
Bain joined Celtic in January 2018 at the age of 28, a year younger there could be a lot of financial appeal for Doohan even if his first team prospects would be very limited.
This season Doohan has started 17 matches for Aberdeen.
So Who’s supplying the alleged information then..
Editor: It isn’t too difficult to join the dots, someone who has never been criticised on anything.
Assuming it’s Rodgers .
His signing’s are awful,
to perfect honest.
5% from 40. duds
Edward, I think you’ll find it’s Peter Lawwell***.
He’s been feeding McGowan crumbs and occasional full chocolate biscuits (out the tin) for god knows how long.
*** No guarantee here though as we only have the current chairman’s word for that and we all know what he’s like when it comes to telling the truth. 5-Ways and all that.
I suppose, really, it could be Thomas, Dick or Harry?
With the greatest respect to all Celtic families. I here million story’s
Regarding CFC. I dismiss them all, I’ve never received any concrete evidence to support them.
All I know according to John Reid. Former Chairman. In 2003.
CFC ALLEGEDLY declared our Bank account was zero.
Peter Lawwell. Is employed by Celtic. In 2003. The rest is history.
Apparently According to reports. CFC. Has almost £100. Million in the Bank….
9 IAROW. DOUBLES.TREBLES. QUADRUPLES.
To Me this is all that Matters. Champions of Scotland… hail hail.
That’s a strange thing to say for a TIM.
The truth doesn’t matter as long as we’re winning?
Or at least that’s what’s inferred. And Lawwell deserves plaudits?
That bastard has held us back and ‘supported’ the shower from Ibrox in his modus operandi of being a sleekit, almost definitely, masonic turd.
If, for example, a Dominic McKay type of executive had been brought in when Lawwell was we’d have won a lot more due to strategic investment, be far more respected in Europe and the TRUTH about what happened regarding the death of Rangers FC in 2012 would be acknowledged globally.
If you think Lawwell’s been good for anything/anyone other than Peter Thomas Lawwell you’re either stupid, ignorant in its true sense of the word or on the wind-up. I neither know nor care. You’ve been a laugh…………
Oh, ‘lest we forget’ we’d have done TEN-IN-A-ROW but Lawwell PLC didn’t want that so Celtic FC didn’t get that. It would’ve shown the new huns up, as well as the original ones. Lawwell prefers to dream of the myth (since 2012) that the Old Firm didn’t die with the old huns.
Jesus H Christ, does it really have to be spelled out to you?
If only you knew your history………
I’ve asked this before…and I’ll ask again…When did Scott Bain have a bad game. ??…Never understood why he’s ignored…Just sayin’.
Bad game v Hibernian at Easter Road a couple of seasons ago Terence…