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in this time last year, the Croatian goalkeeper made waves with some incredible performances in the World Cup Finals in Qatar. He was instrumental in leading his country to the competition’s semifinals through penalty shootouts.

The lone player from Croatia’s outstanding home-based squad, led by Luka Modric and supported by players selected from the top leagues in Europe, was Livakovic.

Since his contract with Dinamo Zagreb expires in May 2024, the summer of last year was the ideal time for the player and the club to negotiate a transfer.

Although there was a suspicion that Celtic was interested in the Croatian goalie, there didn’t seem to be much more to it than internet rumors and supporters’ wishful thinking.

Livakovic continued to play for Dinamo in Champions League qualifiers before relocating to Fenerbahce on August 25. Joe Hart remained Celtic’s first-choice keeper throughout the summer, and no new acquisitions were made.

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It was determined that Celtic should make a serious effort to acquire Dominik Livakovic. They were keeping an eye on the situation, making inquiries and expressing interest, knowing that Fenerbahce was making progress with him and that other teams had also communicated with him.

However, looking at the figures that Livakovic has requested, Celtic can afford to pay £5.7 million. Given his wages of $50,000 per week, Celtic may need to make some adjustments, or he may have to lower his demands. Alternatively, Celtic could offer compensation in the form of bonuses, Champions League bonuses, or X amount awarded if they advance to the Champions League round of 16. Actually, Celtic’s Champions League incentives are really fantastic.

Therefore, there might have been a way to sweeten the deal to get him in, but did they make enough of an effort to reach out to the player, or did they believe he was too far along with Fenerbahce? He did not sign until the final days of the Scottish window; I am aware that the Turkish window ran a little bit longer. However, he did delay with Fenerbahce.

Indeed, the Recruitment Team was identifying players, but the question might be whether or not they had sufficient support for the targets they had identified. It’s reasonable to ask that question and to make the case that maybe they weren’t.

Ben Siegrist, who signed a year later, has only made two appearances in the League Cup. Hart, who signed in August 2021 at the age of 34, has been Celtic’s unquestionable first choice keeper ever since.

Hart is unlikely to sign another contract, thus this is a situation that will need to be resolved before 2024.

Only Luis Palma has had a significant impact on the first team, while the other seven permanent additions have all signed long-term contracts, making the summer 2023 transfer window somewhat of a mystery or a wasted chance.