Talented Aaron Hickey has revealed Bologna made him "feel wanted" as he snubbed a move to Celtic.
The 19-year-old has turned heads with his brilliant displays for Sinisa Mihajlovic's side and is regarded as one of the finest young talents in Serie A.
Despite enjoying his breakthrough season in the Italian top flight, he has been consistently tipped with a return to the Scottish Premiership.
The former Hearts kid had the option to return to Glasgow's east end where he was part of the academy as a youngster, before choosing Bologna in 2020.
But Hickey reckons he has made the right choice in testing himself in Europe and it's hard to argue differently.
Speaking to FourFourTwo about his decision, he said: "I gave it a lot of thought.
"I'd been at Celtic as a young player, so I knew the club inside out and going there meant I could stay at home with my family.
"Bayern (Munich) couldn't have treated me any better - they invited me over for a look around and their facility was incredible.
"I'd never seen anything like it.
"It would have been easy to sign for them, as everything was so impressive, but Bologna made an impression on me.
"They made me feel wanted and said there was a route to the first-team with them.
"Sometimes players can be promised all sorts of things, but they've lived up to everything they said, right down to easing me into things to start with, then getting more minutes this season.
"I'm pleased with the decision I made to give it a go."
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