{"id":83818,"date":"2023-07-12T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=83818"},"modified":"2023-07-12T09:02:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T08:02:17","slug":"swansea-city-linked-with-former-celtic-goalkeeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/07\/12\/swansea-city-linked-with-former-celtic-goalkeeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Swansea City linked with former Celtic goalkeeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Swansea City have been linked with a move for Vasilis Barkas the former Celtic goalkeeper as the transfer speculation increases during what looks set to be a busy window.<\/p>\n<p>There are multiple reports at the moment linking the Swans with a move for former Celtic goalkeeper\u00a0who was branded a &#8216;flop&#8217; during his time North of the border and is currently without a club.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='zwP-7-T4T_ltnmsAA0IInQ' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1301456489' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'zwP-7-T4T_ltnmsAA0IInQ',sig:'RSlZ77XF5sXvrN5F5z6YktmAHO8Zg-Ng6LsnY1FzYTA=',w:'594px',h:'389px',items:'1301456489',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Whilst the Scottish champions are yet to officially announce his release the keeper himself revealed it amongst the revelations that he cost the Parkhead club \u00a3281,000 per game.<\/p>\n<p>Celtic have written off the \u00a34.5million transfer fee they splashed out to AEK Athens three years ago and allowed the 29-year-old to rip up his contract to let him to look for another club.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the season on loan at FC Utrecht and was runner-up in their Player of the Season awards.<\/p>\n<p>Upon revealing his release the keeper said &#8220;I am really happy about what has happened and I also want to thank Celtic for releasing me from my contract and for what they did for me in the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did my best there. At the end of the day, it was ok.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='8ibppMU8RFhPUtyauYZvtQ' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1264864044' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'8ibppMU8RFhPUtyauYZvtQ',sig:'eX_I5-sPydCMqSWVzbbv9rqwsTNCqdnwqAIAwwWbVK0=',w:'594px',h:'363px',items:'1264864044',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Now I have to think about next season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to thank my fellow players, I want to thank everyone in Utrecht for making me feel welcome.\u00a0 I can now start thinking about next season. I have to make choices.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Barkas ended up making just 24 appearances for Celtic including 16 in the league, meaning he cost the Parkhead club an eye-watering \u00a3281,250 for each league game &#8211; and Celtic won only nine of those Premiership games in which he featured.<\/p>\n<p>The reports of the Swans interest surfaced according to reports in the Greek Media and it has been widely speculated that the Swans will be on a hunt for a new keeper this season which could signal the end of time here for either Andy Fisher or Steven Benda.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Barkas is our target or not remains to be seen and, again, we wait and watch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83817\" src=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keepr-Link.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keepr-Link.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keepr-Link-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keepr-Link-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keepr-Link-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keepr-Link-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keepr-Link-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keepr-Link-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swansea City have been linked with a move for Vasilis Barkas the former Celtic goalkeeper as the transfer speculation increases during what looks set to be a busy window. 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