Josip Juranovic has revealed his heartache Celtic didn’t fight harder to keep him at Parkhead.
And the Croatia World Cup star insisted he had to leave to safeguard his international status after being stunned when Ange Postecoglou snapped up right back Alistair Johnston while he was still at the club. Juranovic made a £7.5m move to ambitious Bundesliga outfit Union Berlin in January after turned down an improved Hoops deal and months of speculation linking the defender with sides all over the continent.
The 27-year-old is relishing life in German but insisted he was happy in Glasgow – and he felt Parkhead chiefs could have done more to persuade him to stay. Juranovic said: “I had a really good relationship with the fans. I really loved it. It was a tough time to move way, but that’s life. I was a little bit sad Celtic didn’t try to keep me as a player there. But that is football. You can’t know your future.”
