Cristian Gamboa has opened up on his fall-out with former Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers that led to the end of his Parkhead career.
The right-back left the Hoops in the summer for German side Bochum after three frustrating years in Glasgow.
Gamboa only played 16 times for the Premiership champions and the Costa Rica international has revealed that he had a bust-up with Rodgers and the Celtic board that ultimately resulted in his departure.
He told the Daily Record : "I spent a year and a half at West Brom trying to get into the first team and then an opportunity arrived for me at Celtic.
"Brendan Rodgers signed me and at first I was playing a lot of games, but then I wasn't playing as much and my minutes on the park decreased until I was hardly even in the squad.
"So I went to see Brendan Rodgers. I wanted to talk to him and ask him why I wasn't involved as much, but he took it very badly indeed. He did not like me challenging him at all.
"It got worse because I got an offer from New York City in the MLS and they offered me everything I asked for. I was all set to go with my family, but on the last day, the negotiations collapsed.
"From then on I felt like I was always fighting with the club. The manager and president at Celtic both didn't like it that I didn't take up the offer from America.
"My agent was also fighting with the club too and I felt like I was stuck in the middle of it."
