Premier League Club confirms a “exciting” £2.6 million capture; Celtic misses out.

Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson, an Icelandic goalkeeper, has officially joined Premier League team Brentford for £2.6

million, meaning Scottish champions Celtic have lost out on him.

Two days after Horatiu Moldovan joined Atletico Madrid, a different gifted goalkeeper who was said to be joining

Parkhead has signed a contract elsewhere.

Hakon Valdimarsson is said to have attracted Celtic’s attention during a stellar 2023 season that included victories

over Elfsborg and Iceland; one particularly noteworthy performance during the European Championship qualifying

match against Portugal did no harm to his reputation.

However, having passed on Moldovan as well, and with Valdimarsson fulfilling his commitment to HITC Football,

The Hoops will need to shift their focus in order to search the market for a viable, long-term Joe Hart replacement.

“There was competition from a lot of other clubs, including some in the Premier League,” Bees manager Thomas

Frank grinned. Prior to Brentford agreeing to a transaction valued little under £3 million, Aston Villa reportedly

made an offer of their own.

“As a team, we are expanding, and we have shown that we improve players. Hakon is a fascinating custodian. He

excels at controlling his box and winning crosses both in open play and from set pieces. Additionally, his distribution

is excellent. Crucially, he matches the kind of play we want to play.

“Hakon is joining us to compete and bolster our goalkeeping group.”

Celtic searching for substitutes for Joe Hart

What Valdimarsson’s arrival implies for Frank’s current first- and second-choice goalkeepers, Tomas Strakosha and

Mark Flekken, is still to be determined. Since David Raya left for Arsenal last summer, neither has really been able to

take over.

After earning Goalkeeper of the Year for his outstanding achievements in Sweden’s top division, Valdimarsson

travels to West London.

Meanwhile, the Moldovan described earlier was able to move to the capital of Spain a few days ago. This made it

possible for Atletico Madrid to trade Ivo Grbic to Sheffield United, who paid £2 million to get the one-time West

Brom target.

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