Scott Allan fell out with fans of Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers after joining Celtic five years ago.
Scott Allan has revealed that a phonecall with Celtic captain Scott Brown was a leading factor in his decision to snub Rangers.
The 28-year-old midfielder seemed on the brink of joining boyhood club Rangers in 2015, only for him to wind up signing for their Old Firm enemies soon after.
Allan swiftly became a detested figure among fans of the Ibrox club, but the former Celtic midfielder, who officially left the club last summer, has suggested that a chat with the long-serving Hoops skipper could have swayed him.
He told Open Goal: “Broony had phoned me and I had a long conversation with him on the phone. So that must have been about a week before it actually happened.
“It was the question, ‘Would you come here?’.”
The Glaswegian is now dazzling back at Hibernian following a disappointing four-year stint with Celtic.
The former Scotland Under-21 playmaker only managed 13 Premiership appearances for the Bhoys throughout his stint at Parkhead.
Allan spent the entire 2018-19 campaign at Lennoxtown, training regularly but never made an appearance under Brendan Rodgers or later Neil Lennon, who was Hibs boss at the time of his pre-contract agreement to go to Easter Road in January.
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