Deal done. The 36-year-old Premier League champion has agreed to join the Scottish team.
It’s never easy to be a free agent, and it’s even harder when you think there’s a deal to be done only for it to fall through.
Speaking on Filthy Fellas, Simpson has been discussing his numerous searches for a new club over the years, and he shared a story of how he almost signed for Celtic after leaving Leicester.
The right-back spoke about almost joining the Scottish giants.
“It’s mad, that’s how it works sometimes. I fell out with my agent because something happened with Celtic. That was the one why I turned the other one down. Celtic was on the cards, it was on the table, I spoke to Neil Lennon and everything, it was European football, more trophies, I spoke to Kolo Toure and Brendan about it, that fell through at the end when it was all done, that fell through,” Simpson said.
It sounds as though Simpson left some other offers on the table in order to pursue a move to Celtic Park, and, to be honest, we can’t blame him.
A move to Celtic would appeal to any footballer in that situation. It’s a shot at playing in front of a huge crowd, in some huge games in the biggest competitions. It was even reported at the time that he was offered a trial with the Bhoys.
Sadly for Simpson, this move never came off and he’s been in something of a footballing limbo for a few years now, and, by the sounds of it, he still regrets not being able to get that move to Glasgow.
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