Keith Wyness: Big-name Celtic player's career is 'finished' after 'very weird' announcement

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Sun 29 March 2026 7:00, UK Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has played his last game for the club after announcing the severity of his shoulder injury.That is according to ex-Aberdeen, Aston Villa, and Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes Schmeichel took the wrong approach announcing the news himself.Schmeichel confirmed that he could face up to a year on the sidelines, and that he needed shoulder surgery, live on TV.The 39-year-old is out of contract at Celtic Park this summer, and has been under increasing scrutiny for his performances in-between the sticks.Schmeichel joins a long injury list at Celtic, with Viljami Sinisalo having replaced the Dane in goal, and a new number one could be signed in the summer transfer window. 🏥 Celtic Injury News 🏥 Access definitive fitness updates from Barrowfield: real-time injury news, recovery timelines, and the latest return dates for the Bhoys’ first-team squad. VISIT THE CELTIC INJURY HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES ‘Sad end’ to Kasper Schmeichel’s Celtic spellAberdeen’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Pittodrie between 2000 and 2004, had lengthy spells as the chief of Everton and Aston Villa and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes Schmeichel will not be remembered fondly at Celtic.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness thinks Celtic should have announced Schmeichel’s injury.Appearances26Clean Sheets12Goals Conceded26Saved Penalties0/4Error Leading to Goal1Kasper Schmeichel’s 2025-26 Scottish Premiership season.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “It’s a difficult one but the weirdest thing to me was that he hadn’t told the club, and he’d announced it on TV.

It seems to me that that’s his last game, I think, for Celtic. I think that’s it, he’s finished, and I think he’ll be gone.

Probably not in Celtic terms and I think the ending is a bit of a shame. “I think the fans have been okay with him, but I think for it to end like this is a bit of a disappointment, and certainly in terms of communication it could have been done better.