Vasilis Barkas set his sights on helping Celtic to 10-in-a-row after joining the Scottish champions on a four-year deal from AEK Athens.
The 26-year-old goalkeeper, who has been capped 10 times by Greece, has spent the past four years with AEK.
Boss Neil Lennon had been looking for a goalkeeper following the return of Fraser Forster to Southampton and the departure of Craig Gordon.
Celtic begin their quest for a 10th successive Premiership title with a home game against Hamilton on Sunday.
Barkas told Celtic TV: “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.
“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.”
Barkas has already played at Celtic Park when AEK took on the Scottish champions in the third qualifying round of the Champions League in 2018.
He 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.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel