Monday 15 August 2016 18:19, UK
Dorus de Vries believes he can displace Craig Gordon from the Celtic team after signing a two-year deal with the club.
The Dutch goalkeeper has linked up with his former Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers in Glasgow following a move from Nottingham Forest.
De Vries maintains he has not made the switch with the intention of taking a place on the bench and is confident he can impress if called upon.
The 35-year-old said: "I've been told just to show what I have done in the past and compete because the goalkeepers here are good in their own right.
"I need to earn this jersey, it's as simple as that. I need to train really hard then it is the manager's decision.
"You know what? You have to have self-belief because there is a lot of responsibility when you stand between those sticks.
"Craig has it and so do I. It will be an interesting battle and it's something I'm looking forward to. I've played against Craig when I was with Dunfermline and he was at Hearts.
"I've got great respect for him in terms of what happened to him with his injuries. He fought to get fit and has done really well in the past years."
De Vries spent a year working under Rodgers previously at the Liberty Stadium and was almost reunited with him in 2012 at Liverpool.
The move fell through, however, because Wolves - his club at the time - would not sanction the transfer.
De Vries later switched to Forest and was their player of the year last season but felt compelled to move back to Scottish football - where he played previously for Dunfermline - when the chance came.
He added: "That was a difficult period when the Liverpool move broke down. When I received the call from the gaffer telling me he wanted to take me to Anfield, I was open to it.
"It's a lovely club and the chance to work with him again would have been great but at the time Wolves were just stubborn. They were reluctant to sell me for a fair fee.
"Because of the relationship I had with the gaffer they asked a pretty high amount and the deal collapsed.
"That's something you've got to deal with as a player. It happens sometimes. I tried to get them to let me go but it just didn't happen.
"However, I look back on it and realise it got me to Forest, which is another lovely club, and it's now brought me here. There's no regrets."
