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Vasilis Barkas

Discussion in 'Ex Players' started by Callum McGregor, Jul 29, 2020.

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  1. MickeyyMack CELTIC GLASGOW OK Gold Member

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  2. Scotia Gold Member Gold Member

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    never heard of him ! this is out the blue :biggrin:
     
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    CELTIC Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of Greek international goalkeeper, Vasilis Barkas, who has joined the club on a four-year deal from AEK Athens.

    The 26-year-old, who has been capped 10 times by Greece, has spent the past four years with AEK. And he already has experience of playing at Paradise, having been in the AEK Athens side which took on Celtic in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League back in 2018.

    The sides drew 1-1 in Glasgow, with Callum McGregor scoring for the Hoops, with the Greeks winning 2-1 in Athens to progress to the play-off round.

    Vasilis becomes Celtic’s second Greek player, following in the footsteps of Georgios Samaras, who spent five-and-a-half-years with the Hoops, making 253 appearances and scoring 74 goals.

    Everyone at Celtic welcomes Vasilis to the club and wishes him every success in the years ahead.
     
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  5. MickeyyMack CELTIC GLASGOW OK Gold Member

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    @Minty out here announcing it several hours before it happened.

    Change name to mITKy, please.
     
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  7. MickeyyMack CELTIC GLASGOW OK Gold Member

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    Number Wan , good signing and addressed a problem area HWG
     
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  9. MickeyyMack CELTIC GLASGOW OK Gold Member

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    Had my hopes up for Sammy
     
  10. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Still time.
     
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    Welcome Barkas!! :ynwacelti

    Sorry for the GK top.
     
  12. MickeyyMack CELTIC GLASGOW OK Gold Member

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    Socks over the knee... punt
     
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    Decent considering what was rumoured
     
  16. Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy

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    Wow, this is a nice surprise. Completely out of the blue.

    Well done Celtic! And welcome aboard. Now, where's that Ouzo I brought back from Kos all those years ago :lager:
     
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    I’ll bet that’s as close to a smile that he ever gets..
     
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    AFTER putting pen to paper at Paradise, goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas has described signing for Celtic as a dream. The 26-year-old stopper now can’t wait to pull on a jersey and do everything he can to help the Hoops win silverware in the season ahead.

    Barkas joins Neil Lennon’s squad on a four-year deal from Greek outfit AEK Athens, and told Celtic TV he thrives under pressure – which is one of the reasons he moved to the nine in-a-row Scottish champions.

    “I’m very happy to be here, it’s a dream to come to one of the biggest teams in Europe, and I can’t wait to play for Celtic,” said Barkas. “Winning medals and trophies is why I came here. I want to win 10 in-a-row, and I want to help us get into the Champions League. That’s what I want.

    “The manager spoke to me about the club, the pressure here and that he wants us to be champions again. That’s one of the reasons I came here, and I think that him and I have a very good relationship so far.”

    The Greek internationalist said he’s now looking forward to training with Stevie Woods at Lennoxtown, mixing with his new team-mates and playing competitive football at Celtic Park and beyond.

    Barkas has of course experienced Paradise before, when he played between the sticks for AEK in a UEFA Champions League qualifier in 2018.

    He added: “When I played here, I remember the atmosphere in the stadium, it was extraordinary. We can’t play with fans at the moment, but I’m looking forward to that soon.

    “I feel good with pressure, if a game is played like a friendly, I don’t like that. I don’t like friendly games, I like to play under pressure, I like the derbies, I like the Champions League games – these are what I’m looking forward to.”
     
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    Delighted with this. Welcome to Paradise Vasilis.

    CB next please Celtic. Thanks.
     
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    Great to see the club bring in a quality signing early in the transfer window. Welcome big man!
     
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    Welcome to the GREATEST team on the planet.

    (thank * it wasn't Joe Hart)
     
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