‘I Could Immediately See’ – Celtic Exit Did Not Surprise Former Bhoy
Former Celtic star Nir Bitton has insisted that he was not surprised to see Matt O’Riley getting a big-money move to the Premier League in the summer transfer window.
O’Riley was in very high demand by various European clubs and Brighton paid a £30m package to make him a club record signing from Celtic.
Bitton and O’Riley played half a season together before the Israeli midfielder left the Glasgow giants in the summer of 2022.
The 32-year-old insisted that as soon as he saw O’Riley play, he knew what a good player the Dane was.
Bitton stressed that he is not surprised by the big move O’Riley got to the Premier League and also wished his former team-mate luck.
“No, I’m not [surprised]”, Bitton told a press conference about the former Bhoys star.
“I played with him [O’Riley] for a year and I could immediately see that he was a really good player with a good technique.
