CELTIC target Mohammad Abu Fani has broken his silence about his disappointment of not clinching a transfer to Parkhead.
But he insists the collapse of the move was a blessing in disguise after Maccabi Haifa made Champions League history.
The 24-year-old midfielder was strongly linked with a move to the Scottish champions in the summer, but his Israeli club refused to lower their asking price and Ange Postecoglou turned his attention elsewhere.