The 27-year-old has lived and worked in Turkey throughout his professional career. It will be interesting to see if The Hoops are hesitant to invest a lot of money on a glovesman who has never played in the United Kingdom given the recent high-profile collapse of Vasilis Barkas.
Cakir’s talent, however, cannot be questioned.
“I think Ugurcan is a world-class goalkeeper,” Ali Kemal Denizci, the hero of Trabzonspor, remarked in 2021 after the Black Sea team won its first league championship since 1984.
“Ugurcan Cakir should be valued at least $50 million on the market. A standard offer is not acceptable. I promise you that a 50 million dollar offer will be made if Ugurcan joins a team in Europe.
This year, Celtic has already passed up two chances to acquire goalkeepers. Horatiu Moldovan moved to Atletico, and Hakon Valdimarsson joined Brentford.
Andriy Lunin of Real Madrid has also been mentioned. However, with a pair of brilliant games under Carlo Ancelotti, he might be a more aspirational goal than Kelleher these days.
Cakir’s talent, however, cannot be questioned.
“I think Ugurcan is a world-class goalkeeper,” Ali Kemal Denizci, the hero of Trabzonspor, remarked in 2021 after the Black Sea team won its first league championship since 1984.
“Ugurcan Cakir should be valued at least $50 million on the market. A standard offer is not acceptable. I promise you that a 50 million dollar offer will be made if Ugurcan joins a team in Europe.
This year, Celtic has already passed up two chances to acquire goalkeepers. Horatiu Moldovan moved to Atletico, and Hakon Valdimarsson joined Brentford.
Andriy Lunin of Real Madrid has also been mentioned. However, with a pair of brilliant games under Carlo Ancelotti, he might be a more aspirational goal than Kelleher these days.
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