Andrew Robertson may just be the one that got away for Celtic.
Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson has told Open Goal that he ‘loved’ being a ball boy for Celtic – even if his time with the club ended in heartbreak.
Robertson, 24, has become a Premier League star with Liverpool, emerging as their first-choice left back in 2018 after a fine run of forum under Jurgen Klopp.
The Scotland international is now one of the top left backs around, and is making a mockery of Celtic’s decision to let him go as a teenager.
Robertson – who grew up supporting Celtic – started out his career in the Celtic youth team, but was released in 2009 over being too small, robbing him of his dream to play for the Bhoys first team.
Robertson dropped down to the fourth tier with Queen’s Park, then Dundee United a year after heading into the Queen’s Park first team, and Hull City another year later, completing a remarkable rise within two years.
Now a Premier League star, Robertson hasn’t forgotten about his time at Celtic – and has spoken of one ‘perk’ that he loved during his Parkhead upbringing.
Robertson has revealed that he ‘loved’ being able to be a ball boy in big games such as the 2008 3-2 defeat to Barcelona, and thought waving the Champions League flag before games was brilliant, showing just how passionate he was – and a future return to Parkhead wouldn’t be a huge surprise.
“It was good, I enjoyed it,” said Robertson. “You know what it’s like at Celtic, there’s a lot of perks; we were ball boys for the big games, I loved it. We got a lot of big games and we obviously went on in the middle of the pitch and waved the big flag and all that before the game, so it was brilliant for all of us, but obviously playing with Celtic, that was the kind of stuff that you got,” he added.
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