Fabricio Bruno has broken his silence on his failed Celtic transfer in January.
The Hoops were in talks to sign the 24-year-old, who played for Cruzeiro at the time.
But the deal broke down after the defender took the Brazilian side to court over unpaid wages following the club's relegation to Serie B.
Bruno then signed for Red Bull Bragantino after he ripped up his contract.
And the stopper has opened up on his court battle and insists he doesn't hold the Premiership champions responsible for the deal falling through.
He told the Daily Record: "I don't regret what I did with Cruzeiro. I was a professional and had to think about my family. There was no proposal from them.
The only way out was to go to court. Cruzeiro owed me four months in wages and ten months of image rights.
"It all started when Celtic came to talk to me and I went to Cruzeiro together with my representative.
"But Cruzeiro refused to negotiate with them. It was a difficult situation and I had to look at the personal side of it. Some fans called me ungrateful and mercenary, but it was the other way around.
"I tried to get the club some money with this transfer. I tried to tell to them to negotiate with Celtic, but they would not. I had no choice, but to take Cruzeiro to court.
"Celtic came back for me, but they had to pull out because I wouldn't get a decision from the court until February 6 and that was too late for them. It was very unfortunate for them.
"I won the case, but I just wanted to get on with my life and my career."
