Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo comments on his Celtic start

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Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo joined Celtic in the summer transfer window.

Celtic defender Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo has admitted that he did not start his career at the Hoops well, as quoted in Football.Scotland.

Bolingoli-Mbombo joined Celtic from Rapid Vienna in the summer transfer window for a fee reported by The Scottish Sun to be worth £3 million.

The 24-year-old left-back joined the Hoops at the start of July, and his initial performances were disappointing.

The defender has started to play well and did well at the back against Rangers in the Old Firm derby at Ibrox last weekend.

Bolingoli-Mbombo has said that he did not make a good start to life at Celtic, and he has also praised the fans.

Football.London quotes Bolingoli-Mbombo as saying: “It was not easy for me to adapt that fast, I didn’t expect it also, but we did quite well, me and Hatem (Abd Elhamed) and also (Christopher) Jullien.”

The defender added: “(That connection) means a lot for me to be sure. When you are a new player, to come in to a club like Celtic with these kind of fans, it’s amazing.”

Patience

Not all players hit the ground running, especially at a big club like Celtic, but the key thing is that Bolingoli-Mbombo is starting to show his quality and calibre.

It is not going to be easy to replace Kieran Tierney, and the Celtic Park faithful will have to be patient with the 24-year-old left-back.