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Kasper Schmeichel shares secret behind Celtic transfer as he opens up on 'bit of banter' with Rangers fans

Kasper Schmeichel has revealed a hidden detail in how he signed for Celtic.

The Hoops No. 1 was jetting out for a family holiday after the Euros when a texting exchange with Brendan Rodgers turned into the Parkhead boss wanting ten minutes of his former Leicester City goalkeepers time for a blether. Within that chat everything was agreed on becoming Joe Hart's successor but with the way football is these days with the multiple international tournaments on top of everything else, the veteran was ready for some down time after Denmark's elimination from Euro 2024 in Germany.

But rather than come to Glasgow, Rodgers told the 38-year-old it was important he got away with the family for some down time and he ended up doing his Celtic medical in Italy before signing his contract in an Italian restaurant. Speaking on the Fozcast - former Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster's podcast - he said: "We went out of the Euros against Germany and I kind of took a couple of days to just decompress and process that whole experience.

"I had a text exchange with Brendan which we have done a lot of times since I have left Leicester. You know, it was nothing really specific or anything like that. I was going on holiday with my family and a couple of hours before we left for the airport, Brendan text me and asked 'do you have 10 minutes for a chat' he asked me my plans and what was going on and we basically agreed everything within 10 minutes."

He added: "The Euros finished and I think I ended up having 12 days holiday. That is more than the last three or four years combined. Brendan kind of said it is important you go on holiday. We will sort this remotely. We figured out a doctor and everything in Italy to do the scans and medical. I

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