‘Official Soon…’ Journalist Claims Celtic Have Made Shock Decision On £4.5M Player

‘Official Soon…’ Journalist Claims Celtic Have Made Shock Decision On £4.5M Player

Celtic will release Vasilis Barkas from the final year of his contract, according to Sportime reporter Giannis Chorianopoulos.

The Greek international cost the Hoops £4.5m when he joined from AEK Athens in 2020 but Chorianopolous claims the keeper’s departure on a free transfer will be made “official soon”:

Barkas was sent out on loan to FC Utrecht last year but, after a good season in Dutch football, there was speculation that Celtic were hoping to recoup the money they had spent on the player by selling him this summer.

Unfortunately, it appears those reports were inaccurate, with it now looking that the Scottish champions won’t get a penny from him leaving Glasgow.

Barkas never looked convincing in a Celtic shirt

Despite keeping 11 clean sheets in his one and only season as the Hoops’ number one, Barkas never won over the fans with his performances.

After sitting on the bench and not even making the matchday squad during Ange Postecoglou’s first campaign in charge, the writing was on the wall for the Greek, and his purchase will go down as a costly mistake.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.