Celtic goalkeeper Schmeichel considers retirement amid injury | OneFootball

Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has suggested he could have played the final game of his career due to a shoulder injury.

Schmeichel has been informed that he requires two surgeries to fix multiple issues, which include a dislocation to his shoulder, torn bicep, rotator cuff and labrum.

The 39-year-old faces 10-12 months on the sidelines and has admitted there is a likelihood that he finishes his career here. The Denmark international’s Celtic contract expires in the summer.

“I was at a specialist yesterday (Monday). Basically I’m going to need two surgeries now to fix my shoulder, which is a bit of a body blow,” he told CBS Sports.

“I’ve torn the bicep, torn the rotator cuff, dislocated the shoulder, torn the labrum, everything’s kind of gone. To put it into terms you can understand, it’s like an outfielder doing their ACL and Achilles at the same time. It’s looking like 10-12 months of rehab. It’s been a strange few days.

“You don’t really know how to react to this. I could’ve potentially played my last football game. I’ve been a footballer since the day I was born and that sort of thought is devastating. It’s very, very hard to wrap my head around at the moment.”

The injury means Schmeichel, who has won 120 caps for his country, will be absent when Denmark face their World Cup qualification play-offs later this month. Chelsea’s Filip Jorgensen and West Ham’s Mads Hermansen are options to replace him.

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