[Link] US international Sacha Kljestan

Going from that video alone, he could very be our next Petrov type player if we get him, midfielder with goals in his game already.

Exciting stuff, lets hope we get him!

 

I would have to disagree. I thought the standard of the game was actually quite poor; Kljestan being the obvious exception. The players of neither side are in season and it was definitely noticeable on the night. With that said though, I still think Kljestan showed a lot of promise when he was on the ball and more often than not, he looked to make a forward pass which is a good sign. I think he could do well if he came to Celtic but it will take him time to find his feet. Only time will tell...

 

His free kick was amazing. If you look at all the quality we have in the set piece department. He have Nakamura and Robson to take free kicks, but they can really only take free kicks from the right hand side of the D and since Kljestan is right footed, he could take them from the left hand side. Tbf that is a bit harsh on Maloney because he can ake free kicks. To the guys from America, Diegan and the others. Is he reknowed for his set piece abilities or was this just a one off?

 

He doesn't hit them like that consitenty (but then who does?), but he is known for long shots and set pieces. He's got a few belters to his name.

 

this kljestan is amazing he scored a hatrick today against sweden

 

yeah. he's got an eye for goal outside the box. still needs exp but he's only 23. a week with the bhoys and he came back and netted 3 so goes to show what he's capable of doing on a long term spell. i'm excited!

 

A YOUNGSTER who was on trial at Celtic last week was hailed in the US last night after scoring the national side's first hat-trick for 75 years.
Sacha Kljestan, 23, was barely noticed by the media in Scotland last week when he spent seven days training at Celtic's Lennoxtown base. But he hit the headlines in the US at the weekend for his record-breaking three goals in a friendly with Sweden



The Los Angeles Times said: "It's amazing what a few days in Scotland can do for a soccer player."

Kljestan is an American immigrant from Serbia who plays his club football with Major League Soccer team Chivas USA. He only flew back to California on Thursday afternoon before spearheading his country's 3-2 victory on Saturday.

One US newspaper asked: "Was it the Scottish air, water, or the prospect of being offered a hefty contract by Celtic that suddenly turned Kljestan, 23, into a goalscorer on the international level? He had not scored in 12 games for the US." The player said: "I don't think so. I had a good training experience over there. I enjoyed my time. It's a different style, but it's real professional."

According to some reports, Celtic have offered just under £2 million to Chivas USA for the midfielder. Chivas believe Kljestan is worth more, and Saturday's performance can only have increased his valuation.

Another player who could be on his way to Celtic is Dundee United's on-loan midfielder Willo Flood – and the Tannadice club accept there is nothing they can do about it. The Republic of Ireland B international is in the middle of his second season-long loan from Cardiff City, with his contract with the Welsh club up in the summer.

The Dublin-born 23-year-old has been in contract talks with United but seems certain to snub their offer for a lucrative move to his boyhood heroes.

United chairman Stephen Thompson admits the club are powerless to stop him leaving.

"It's outwith our control, really, because he's just on loan to us from Cardiff," Thompson said. "We won't get a say in it. It's really up to them what happens and if Celtic have an offer accepted, which we presume they will, the decision will be Willo's."

 

a poster on CQN has just said kljestan has signed, he said it was on SSN in texas or something

 

he scored a hat trick against a swedish 3rd team. He looks ok.

 

Perhaps it is late but the alphabet soup has gotten to me; do elaborate on this a bit....

 

That article says he's a Serbian immigrant. Unless Huntington Beach California was considered part of Yugoslavia in the 1980s then they've got that wrong, * that annoys me. Kid's Socal born and bred.

 

lol His dad is a Serbian immigrant, some sort of fact checking would be helpful by the journos.

 

It also says that it was the USA's first hat trick in 75 years...even though Donovan scored 3 against Ecuador in '07. They missed the whole "hat trick after scoring first national goal".

 

Check this out, right after coming back from his week long training at Paradise, Sacha went and scored a hat-trick in an international game against Sweden! Good hopes, eh?

Kljestan hat-trick hero in US after week-long trial at Parkhead - Scotsman.com Sport

 

sarcasm

I meant not 3 or 4 million but just 3 or 4. cuz the pound usually kicks the dollars * on exchange. anyway he signed yet?

 

they were good goals. i think we wont get him now because of his hat trick.

 

steady on...it was 3 goals against a third select swedish team.

 

we wont get him cause we will not spend 2/3 million on a player its that simple ,

 

I spoke to my american friend about him,he says that he gives the ball away alot and most americans feel its the wrong move for him as they feel he will struggle to get in the team.

 

He looks lightweight to me. Not worth risking the money be talked about.