Jozo Simunovic has looked reborn at Celtic in recent months.
Speaking to Celtic’s YouTube channel, Neil Lennon has described Jozo Simunovic as ‘absolutely dynamite’.
The big Croatian centre-back, who stands at 6’3, scored for a second successive game last weekend.
Simunovic grabbed Celtic’s second goal in a 3-0 win at Aberdeen as the Hoops clinched their eighth successive Premiership title.
The 24-year-old struggled for regular football under Brendan Rodgers this season, but has been given a new lease of life at Parkhead since Lennon replaced the 46-year-old.
He has formed an excellent partnership alongside Kristoffer Ajer in central defence, keeping Filip Benkovic, a regular under Rodgers, consigned to a fringe role.
Here’s what Lennon told the Bhoys’ YouTube channel about Simunovic: “Great player. Managing him week to week, he’s been absolutely dynamite for me. We scored from a corner. Great delivery from Callum and the big man gets up there.”
It’ll be interesting to see what becomes of Simunovic during the summer.
If Lennon gets the job long term, the former Dinamo Zagreb star might well continue alongside Ajer as first-choice centre-back next term.
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