Reports are linking Celtic with Australian goalkeeper Mat Ryan.
According to Voetbal 24, Celtic will do battle with Club Brugge to sign the 35-year-old, who has been linked with a move to Glasgow before.
Familiar with Ange Postecoglou from the Socceroos, Ryan has over 100 caps for his country, with over 500 career appearances to his name.
So who is the reported target to replace Kasper Schmeichel?
Has he done enough?
What is Mat Ryan’s birthplace, height and weight?
Mathew David Ryan was born on 8 April 1992 in Plumpton, New South Wales, Australia. He is 1.84 m (approximately 6 ft 0 in) in height, and approximately 82 kg to 83 kg (roughly 181 lbs to 183 lbs) in weight.
Who has Mat Ryan played for?
Ryan has an impressive selection of clubs on his CV. After establishing himself with A-League side Central Coast Mariners – where he played with Tom Rogic – he joined Club Brugge in 2013.
His form in Belgium earned a six-year deal with Valencia, where he was sporadically used. After a loan back in Belgium, he signed for Brighton in 2017.
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He made 123 appearances for the Seagulls, more than with any other club he has played for. Arsenal signed him on loan for the back-end of his final season in England.
In a turbulent period since, he has had spells at Real Sociedad, Copenhagen, AZ, Roma, Lens and current club Levante.
You have £10m to spend on a new goalkeeper to replace Kasper Schmeichel…
Who do you pick?
What kind of goalkeeper is Mat Ryan?
The kind of teams that Ryan has played for (as well as his height) will leave no surprise that he is known as a ball-playing “sweeper keeper”.
Right-footed, Ryan is confident taking the ball under pressure and picking out short, medium and long-range passes for possession-based sides.
On the shot-stopping side, he has faced criticism in his career, especially in his final year at Brighton. Regardless, he is known as an effective penalty stopper.
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