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title: "Celtic: Hoops open talks with Fraser Forster"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Sean Clifford"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2021-07-18T10:10:37Z"
modified: "2021-07-18T10:10:37Z"
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# Celtic: Hoops open talks with Fraser Forster

**Celtic have opened talks over a shock loan move for Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster as their summer recruitment drive continues \[[The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7417140/celtic-fraser-forster-return-loan-talks-southampton/)\].**

### The Lowdown: Postecoglou begins to restructure the Celtic squad

Looking towards the new campaign, Ange Postecoglou faces a sizeable challenge on his hands in regard to reviving a Hoops squad which faltered badly in 2020/21.

Making some real progress in the transfer window, the Aussie has acquired four summer signings in the form of Liam Shaw, Osaze Urhoghide, Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada \[[Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-glasgow/transfers/verein/371)\].

As the Champions League qualifying tie against FC Midtjylland approaches, could the Celts now be set for their most high-profile addition of the summer in the form of 33-year-old Forster?

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### The Latest: Celtic line up surprise loan swoop for Fraser Forster

Celtic have begun discussions over a surprise move for the Saints stopper \[[The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7417140/celtic-fraser-forster-return-loan-talks-southampton/)\].

Forster spent 2019/20 at Parkhead on a temporary basis, although the Hoops will need to pay up to half of his £130,000-per-week wage in order to lure the England international back to Glasgow, which is considerably more than what they paid during his previous stint \[[The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7417140/celtic-fraser-forster-return-loan-talks-southampton/)\].

Spending [five years](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fraser-forster/profil/spieler/52570) in total across four different spells at the Bhoys, the veteran stopper cemented himself as a [fans’ favourite](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/fraser-forster-celtic-sos-another-24558846) at the Scottish giants due to his show-stopping performances.

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### The Verdict: Forster would be a very popular piece of business

This move would be an enormous shot in the arm for the Celtic hierarchy should they pull a deal off for the Englishman. During his time at the club, Forster contributed to four Scottish Premiership titles, two Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup triumph \[[Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fraser-forster/profil/spieler/52570)\].

In 2020/21, the Hexham native made 13 appearances for his current employers, keeping six clean sheets \[[Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fraser-forster/leistungsdaten/spieler/52570/plus/0?saison=2020)\]. Impressing in his fairly limited pitch time last year, the Southampton man registered a save percentage rate of 67.9% \[[FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/c3e39f12/Fraser-Forster)\].

Once labelled as ‘unbelievable’ by former Hoops teammate Scott Bain \[[Celtic View Podcast](https://www.celticfc.com/news/18049/)\], he would offer Celtic a presence between the sticks which was not regularly prominent in the bygone season as they [chopped and changed](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/barkas-bain-or-hazard-celtic-legend-pat-bonner-has-his-say-goalkeeper-merry-go-round-3116750) between Bain, Vasilis Barkas and Conor Hazard.

***In other news, this journalist has made an exciting [Celtic](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-transfer-rumours/celtic-journalist-makes-exciting-hoops-claim/) claim.***