‘Don't say that on camera' – Nathan Collins' admission about Caoimhin Kelleher's move leaves Heimir in stitches
NATHAN Collins and Heimir Hallgrimsson discussed Caoimhin Kelleher's Brentford switch at Ireland training...before the former realised they were on camera.
At that point the centre-half joked about how everything still had to be kept hush-hush with the deal not quite signed, sealed and delivered.
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Hallgrimsson initially prods him by saying 'So Brentford has a new goalkeeper eh?'
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Ireland's number one will finally be a number one at club level
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Within a few hours of that Abbotstown training ground moment, the goalie did
The 26-year-old has become the second-most expensive Irish man ever - behind only Collins.
The 22-times capped Cork man made it clear he wanted to leave Anfield this summer to get more regular first team action, with
But the Bees moved quickly to snap up the highly-rated goalkeeper following the sale of
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Director of football Phil Giles said: 'We have scouted him in the past and were aware that he had a year to go on his contract with Liverpool this summer.
'When Mark Flekken had the opportunity to move to Bayer Leverkusen, we immediately thought about Caoimhín as his replacement.
'As well as being a very good goalkeeper, I've rarely met a player for whom everybody has such positive words to say about his personality and character.
'I'm therefore confident he'll be an excellent addition to the squad.'
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First-team goalkeeper coach Manu Sotelo added: 'Caoimhín is a young keeper full of talent who has already proven how he can perform in the Premier League as well as Europe.
'He is calm and obsessed with improving. His best quality is his agility and he is a clever goalkeeper, with positioning and awareness being key elements of his game.
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'With us, I'm confident he will achieve the next level in terms of performance and show the potential he has. I'm looking forward to working with him.'
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Kelleher agreed the deal on Monday having been allowed leave the Ireland camp where he was preparing for Friday's clash with Senegal to undergo a medical and agree terms.
He rejoined the squad ahead of Tuesday morning's session and is expected to start on Friday, with assistant boss John O'Shea insisting Kelleher is a proven No. 1.
O'Shea said: 'He's proven the quality that he has every time he's been asked to go in as the number one for Liverpool.
'The run of games that he's shown, that he's been able to show the consistency that he's shown when he's had a run, that they haven't missed Alisson when he has been injured.
'I think that's what the whole of Europe and the whole of the world has seen when Caoimhín has been in goal for Liverpool.'
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