Former Celtic defender involved in bizarre training ground injury for Albanian goalkeeper

Former Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer was involved in a bizarre training-ground injury for his Brentford team-mate Thomas Strakosha that has left the Albanian goalkeeper sidelined for a number of weeks.

By Ross McLeish

Published 13th Oct 2022, 16:08 BST

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Kristoffer Ajer in action for Brentford.

Ajer, who played for Celtic for five years between 2016 and 2021, had a penalty saved by Strakosha during a training session – only for the keeper to suffer strained ankle ligaments doing so, according to The Athletic.

A summer signing from Lazio after his contract in Italy expired, Strakosha has missed the Bees past two matches and is expected to be absent for the next few fixtures, with Matthew Cox continuing to deputise for No 1 stopper David Raya.

Ajer has become a key part of Brentford’s defence since his move south, but missed the start of the current season due to injury.

Brentford lost their most recent game 5-1 to Newcastle and are next in action on Saturday against Brighton and Hove Albion.