New Gers signing John Lundstram has scored an early season Old Firm winner – after getting the keys to a flat Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou had wanted.
The English midfielder and Australian coach were both looking for a place to live after arriving in Scotland this summer.
Both had their eye on a luxury three-bedroom apartment in Glasgow ’s swanky Park district costing more than £3000 a month.
But Lundstram, 27, moved into the property after Postecoglou, 55, “pulled out”, a Parkhead source said.
The flat is in one of the country’s most desirable areas and valued at around £600,000.
It is understood Postecoglou has moved into a nearby property.
A source said: “They both really fancied the flat.
“Lundstram got in just ahead of Postecoglou.
“The flat is magnificent and there’s a lot of wealthy people living near him who have got used to seeing footballers in the area.”
The off-field competition happened weeks ago and both are now settling into life in Glasgow.
After a slow start, Postecoglou seems to be finding his feet at Celtic.
In his first competitive game, Celtic drew 1–1 with Danish Superliga’s FC Midtjylland in a Champions League qualifier before losing 2-1 in Denmark.
After going down 2-1 to Hearts in their opening Scottish Premiership match, the Hoops secured a 6-0 victory over Dundee at Parkhead and a 7-2 aggregate win over Czech side Jablonec in Europa League qualifying.
Meanwhile, Lundstram hasn’t had too much to cheer about since moving to Glasgow.
The former Blades midfielder came on as a sub in the Light Blues’ 3-0 win in their league opener against Livingston at Ibrox.
That earned him a start in their Champions League qualifier against Malmo but they lost 2-1 in Sweden. His first Premiership start ended in a 1-0 loss to Dundee United.
He didn’t play in the 2-1 return leg defeat to Malmo.
