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Kasper Schmeichel spoke to Danish media about why he opted for Paradise rather than a move back to the Premier League and outlined his first impressions of playing for Celtic…

Kasper Schmeichel of Celtic is seen during the Premier Sports Cup match between Celtic and Hibernian at Celtic Park on August 18, 2024. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Wolverhampton, Nottingham Forest, Ipswich and other clubs all wanted to sign Kasper Schmeichel this summer but instead the Denmark goalkeeper opted for a move to Celtic. Now, speaking to Danish media outlet Tipsbladet.dk Kasper explains why he decided to head to Paradise rather than move back to the Premier League. “And Schmeichel also gives his first impressions of playing for Celtic and reveals the things he loves about the club that in his eyes makes it an extra special place to his football.“It has been a perfect start for the team and for me with two clean sheets and two wins in the first two league games,” Kasper said.”Those league wins, added with progress in the League Cup, where he will play against his old club Falkirk in the quarter finals, and the notable wins over English Champions Manchester City and also Chelsea in the summer tour in the USA, all adds up to an impressive start for his time at Celtic. “With victory in the League Cup at the weekend and thus a place in the quarter-finals – and then with victories over Chelsea and Manchester City in the USA trip, we’ve e got off to a flying start, one might say, and I actually think that, in addition to the results, we have played super good football,” Kasper Schmeichel said.“There really hasn’t been any adaptation period, so it was just nice and completely natural to have to play a match straight away in Celtic. After all, I know the manager and his way of playing football, and I know the way of doing everything in a big British club, and I felt at home from day one.“Perhaps the coolest thing has been the winning mentality in Celtic, where the biggest point is that we must maintain the hunger to win again and again and again – and I feel that hunger, seriousness and ambition every single day. The club’s mindset permeates everything: We have to win the next game – and the next trophy,” Kasper explained before revealing why Celtic won his signature, amid interest from numerous other clubs.“Celtic is just one of the absolute biggest clubs in Great Britain, and when they came on the field, I could immediately feel that I wanted to be here.“It is a huge club in so many ways. The history, the trophies, and the aforementioned winning mentality, where it is only about winning – a draw is never enough.“There is the support at home at Celtic Park with an average of 60,000 and a gigantic passion for the club. And then we noticed in the US this summer that Celtic is a global brand with fans everywhere.“At the same time, we are directly in the Champions League, which is the highest level in football,”  Kasper added.That’s the positives for deciding to move to Celtic but he also e xplains the reason why he did not allow himself to be tempted to return to the top tier in England. A place where he sensationally won the championship with Leicester in 2016.“It is true that there was some interest from the English Premier League, and it is always a pat on the back with interest from clubs from such a big league, but I must also be completely honest and say that it was not about clubs at all up at the top of the English table,” Kasper Schmeichel said.“In Anderlecht, I was reminded of how great it is to play for a championship, when last season we lifted the old big club from 11th place and to play for the championship until the last round of play. Such as I also tried with success in Leicester. It’s just me.“In a top club like Celtic, who are always chasing trophies, there is a lot at stake in each and every game, and I love the demand that every time you go on the pitch, you must only win,” Kasper said.So Schmeichel didn’t need much time to think when Celtic first knocked on the door. “It actually fell into place very quickly. I went on holiday with the family after the European Championship and thought that now I should take it easy, and then I would look at offers together with my agent. But then I got a text from Brendan, asking if I had time for a quick chat. Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel pre match warm up before the cinch Premiership match between Celtic FC and Kilmarnock FC at Celtic Park on August 4, 2024 . (Photo by Steve Welsh/Getty Images) “Of course I had, and everything really fell into place straight away. He said, among other things, that Celtic is a big club with huge ambitions and a winning mentality, but at the same time is a family. And I could feel that this is what I wanted, so it was a surprisingly easy decision,” Kasper Schmeichel said.