Welcome to Celtic Viljami Sinisalo

Speaks well, and is measured amd respectful. Think he'll do just fine.

He's spot on as well...that is a very nice keeper top.

 

Karl Muggleton was pretty bad

 

Celtic’s newest recruit has spoken to Celtic TV about his excitement at joining the Scottish champions and the opportunity to work with Brendan Rodgers.

Viljami Sinisalo has joined the Celts from Aston Villa on a five-year deal and the Finland international goalkeeper says it’s a move that he’s been excited about for some time.

“It’s been on the cards for a little while and it’s nice to get it done,” the 22-year-old admitted in an exclusive interview with Celtic TV.

'It feels amazing. It’s an opportunity I can’t turn down and it’s something I was looking forward to as soon as I heard of the interest.'

"I’ve been told about a project for myself and for the football club and I’m excited to join that.

“Hopefully the fans can see a lot more of me over the next couple of years. It’s a project that’s got me here and I’m really excited for it.”

Sinisalo joined Aston Villa at a young age and has enjoyed loan spells at Ayr United, Burton Albion and Exeter City.

The young goalkeeper says that the experience of playing for Exeter City last season was pivotal in making the move to Celtic a reality, and he has revealed that Exeter City manager and former Celt, Gary Caldwell, offered some words of encouragement ahead of his move to Paradise.

Sinisalo said: “Exeter is a brilliant football club and I can’t speak highly enough about it.

“I went in there as a young goalkeeper and played 50 games of men’s football which is really important at such a young age. I learned a lot.

“There were a lot of positives that came from that and the thing is, without Exeter, I probably wouldn’t be sitting here now.

“Without Gary Caldwell, I wouldn’t be sitting here now. He’s only had good things to say about Celtic. I spoke to him and he said I’m joining a wonderful football club, I’ll be looked after and it's special.

'I know it’s a huge football club and it’s really exciting to be part of something so big.'

Sinisalo has also spoken about his excitement at getting the chance to work with Hoops boss, Brendan Rodgers.

“It’s not often you work under great managers such as him,” he said. “I talked to him and the way he spoke about me, how much I felt like he wanted me here, that was what really drew me to come here.

“I can’t speak highly enough of him and I’m really excited to work under him.

 

Excellent stuff. Liked the look of him when we were initially linked.

 

Got a really good feeling about this young man. Schmeichel coming in as number 1 and Viljami learning from him will benefit us brilliantly.

 

Looks like he could be proper top drawer with the right coaching. Bargain.

 

The Celtic Tav interview made it sound like he is our new no.1 withat a doubt imo

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At last a ‘welcome to Celtic’ thread, so, Welcome our future number 1.

 

No way that Schmeichel comes here as No.2

 

Good to have another Englishman in between the sticks.

 

Nice to hear how Gary Caldwell talking us up helped him decide on the move.

 

As long as we get Schmeichel as well, it's all good. Either of them alone is far from ideal.

Schmeichel may still be at the appropriate level for now at 37 for how long? By the same token, signing a 22yo keeper from League One as our number 1 would seem to demand an insane instant step-up for them.

In isolation the deals are not good, together it's a much more palatable proposition.

 

22yo keeper just off the back of an award winning season on loan in League 1. Sounds awfully familiar!

 

We signed a younger outfield player from league 1 who.may go on to be our biggest ever transfer.

Signing both Shmicheal and this lad seems like great business though.

 

Snap

 

I was actually referring to Fraser Forster . But O'Riley is a similarly impressive example!

 

We put so much stock in transfers fees and I don't disagree but we definitely have had ridiculous success with young players from England.

Not to say I don't want us to be a bit more brave of course I do but transfer fees means hee haw when you do your homework.

 

Exception to the rule and a different position. If you're talking yourself into the impression that it's a good idea to play a 22yo loanee at Exeter as your number one keeper for CL football, talk yourself out of it, because it's an awful idea.

 

I was talking about Forster, who we signed after a loan in League 1