KASPER SCHMEICHEL is being linked with a shock move to Celtic that would see him reunite with former Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers.
The Dane, 36, left the Foxes to join French side Nice 12 months ago after 11 years at the King Power Stadium.
But earlier this week he saw his deal with the Ligue 1 club ripped up as the two parties went their separate ways.
Now he is a free agent in search of a new challenge as he enters the latter stages of his career.
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Chelsea were linked with a move for the Premier League winner last month.
But now, according to The Daily Record, Celtic are eyeing up the unemployed ace as potential competition for No1 Joe Hart.
And it would make sense given Schmeichel spent three years playing under Rodgers at Leicester.
The pair won the club their first ever FA Cup trophy back in 2021.
And Schmeichel spoke glowingly of the Northern Irish head coach when he departed for Nice.
He said: "Brendan is one of the best managers I’ve ever seen up close so I only have good things to say about him."
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Schmeichel played 36 of Nice's 38 Ligue 1 games last season.
But he was replaced by Marcin Bulka at the start of the new campaign after he arrived from Paris Saint-Germain.
Confirming Schmeichel's exit, a club statement read: "OGC Nice and Kasper Schmeichel have agreed to terminate the Danish international's contract by mutual consent.
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"The 36-year-old goalkeeper arrived in Nice last summer and made 46 appearances for the club in all competitions.
"The club wishes him every success for the rest of his career."
