‘Celtic tried to buy me’ – Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur legend’s transfer confession

Celtic can attract even the best players from the Premier League.

Chris Sutton, Neil Lennon and Alan Thompson all joined the Parkhead club in their pomp as the pull of Celtic Park proved too hard to turn down.

On the other side of the coin, there have been many players who have come to Celtic from the Premier League and crumbled under the pressure of playing for the Glasgow giants.

But one star from England’s top tier has shared how Celtic tried to sign him but he ultimately strangler decided to go to a lower-level SPL club instead.

Ex-Newcastle and Spurs star Chris Waddle makes Celtic confession

Chris Waddle was one of the most talented players England has ever produced.

And in a short interview, he has revealed how Celtic once tried to sign him.

Waddle, now 64, told OLBG: “I wanted to play for Rangers but nothing ever came about.

“Celtic tried to buy me from Sheffield Wednesday but I decided against it, I didn’t want to go at the time.

“I was 35 and I decided to stay, I didn’t want another move but they did come in for me.

“I remember the Celtic offer was when Tommy Burns was manager, making an offer to David Pleat, but I turned it down because I wanted to stay in the Sheffield area.”

Who Chris Waddle signed for after Celtic attempted to sign him

Bizarrely, Waddle did come to Scotland and Celtic fans of a certain vintage will remember who he actually signed for.

“I went to Falkirk because I knew a guy from Sheffield Wednesday who was on their board,” continued Waddle.

“I had been released after an ankle injury and a minor surgery and wanted to play some football before finding another club.

He asked if I wanted to go and play there for a month and I went to get my fitness back before signing for Bradford.

“It was never in the plans to stay up in Scotland, but hopefully me and Falkirk did each other a favour.”

Waddle didn’t last long in Scotland and only played four games for the club in 1996.

Bullet doges by Celtic, we think.

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