January transfer target Timothy Castagne has revealed just how close he was to joining Celtic.
He claims Atalanta turned down an £8million bid from the Scottish champions in January, with the right-back struggling to force his way into the team.
The Italians were looking for up to £12m and Castagne has since become a key player for the Serie A side and the player is now attracting interest from English clubs and AC Milan.
But he's admitted he could have been in Glasgow, with the Belgium star a top target of Brendan Rodgers.
Celtic, of course, ended up with Jeremy Toljan on loan from Borussia Dortmund instead.
Castagne said: "It's incredible how quickly things in football can change.
"In December I wasn't starting any games and there was a £8million move to Celtic on the table. It looked like I was leaving, but the club wanted £12m and the deal collapsed.
"Since then, having not played for 13 games, I played just about every other game and we qualified for the Champion League.
"So it's been an unbelievable turnaround for me and I now have the two Euro 2020 games coming up against Kazakhstan and Scotland.
"I can't wait to play with Vincent Kompany again. I made my debut against Scotland so it will be nice to play them again.
"He's a leader and was great to me ahead of that game because he gave me tactical advice and was brilliant for me."
