New Celtic signing Ben Siegrist has insisted he won’t settle for playing second fiddle to No.1 Joe Hart.
The 30-year-old put pen to paper on a four-year contract to become Ange Postecoglou ’s third capture of the summer following the deals to sign Daizen Maeda and Cameron Carter-Vickers on permanent contracts. And the former Dundee United keeper immediately set his sights on proving he’ll provide a great deal more than just a highly paid back-up option for title winner Hart.
Siegrist is understood to have turned down a host of rival offers to sign up as Hart’s understudy. But, while he declined to comment when asked if Rangers had also attempted to lure him to Glasgow, he admitted the decision to opt for Celtic is based on confidence in his ability to become the club’s first choice keeper – rather than settling for a place on the bench.
