Gvidas Gineitis admits joining Celtic in the summer transfer window would have been 'interesting'.
Per manager Martin O'Neill, the Parkhead club were 'more than interested' in a move for the Torino midfielder, who ultimately stayed put after negotiations failed to progress.
Currently on international duty with Lithuania, Gineitis discussed the window with 15min.lt in his homeland.
"Whether you want to or not, you still think about it a little bit," Gineitis admitted. "You realise that maybe something could happen, that something is happening. But I’m glad that I always manage to focus on the club I’m with right now."
When asked specifically about Celtic, Gineitis added, "It would be an interesting and rewarding experience, it would be interesting to test myself at that level, at a club like that. But for now, I’m where I am.
"If the club [Torino] wanted to sell me and another club wanted to buy me, the question would be what terms they’d offer me to play for that club.
"Of course, I would consider that option if it would help me and if I wanted to leave myself. Ultimately, it would all depend on my own decision anyway."
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"We had more than an interest in him at the time," O'Neill said of Gineitis earlier this month. "But it’s all very well having an interest and people feeling that they might want to come, you still have to negotiate with the club. That was a major thing at the end of the day.
"When clubs become adamant about a certain price for a player – and we are not in the market for overpriced players like in England – you have to deal with it as best as you can.
"If you feel there is a price for a player, sure you can negotiate, but if there is not really any phenomenal negotiations, then you need to do other things."
