Focused Josip Juranovic has shut down speculation over his immediate Celtic future but admits he was flattered with links to Atletico Madrid
Atletico have made buying a new right back a priority and Celtic are desperate to keep Juranovic, who will be going to the World Cup in Qatar later this year. And the player wants to continue starring for the Premiership champions ahead of their return to the Champions League for the first time in five years.
But the 26-year-old is hell-bent on building on his impressive debut season and is refusing to get ahead of himself. Juranovic admits he's counting down the days to star in world football's biggest club competition. He said: "I hope there was something in the stories, but honestly I didn't even ask our manager or anything about it. I didn't care. I have to keep my feet firmly on the ground. It was Atletico Madrid after all, but I'm at a big club already, Celtic.
"Finally I have the chance to play in the Champions League here. Just to hear the atmosphere, that anthem and to get to play on that stage. At Croatia, when you have a player like Josko Guardiol, who has been mentioned to make an £80 million move, as a teammate, you immediately gain great confidence being in the same side as someone like him. Then we have players like Martin Erlic, Josip Sutalo and Josip Stanisic - they have all won good transfers to big clubs. So the future is bright for Croatian football."
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