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Celtic fans react to Moussa Dembele’s tweet

Moussa Dembele of Lyon laughs prior to the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Manchester City and Olympique Lyonnais at Etihad Stadium on ...
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Have Celtic fans forgiven Moussa Dembele?

Moussa Dembele of Celtic celebrates after he scores from the penalty spot during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between St Johnstone and Celtic at McDiarmid Park at  on February...

Moussa Dembele went from hero to zero among the Celtic support when he pushed through a deadline day exit from the club.

Dembele played two seasons with Celtic and his enthusiasm of playing a third disappeared as soon as Lyon showed interest, before a £19.7m move was agreed.

This week he attempted to redeem himself with a message on Twitter, congratulating Celtic reaching the Europa League group stages, and mocking Rangers for failing to do so.

He also offered his wishes to ex-Celtic teammate Leigh Griffiths, who is taking a short break from the game to battle gambling issues.

Dembele’s exit is still a bit raw for Celtic fans, as the club had no chance to replace him.

Celtic's French striker Moussa Dembele (R) fights for the ball with Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian defender Dani Alves during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match between...

The responses to Dembele were mixed, with some thanking him for the message and others saying they have not forgiven him.

Here’s a look at a cross section of the replies…

Dembele is at Lyon, where he has been in and out of the side since his transfer.

He has started eight Ligue 1 games, plus three games as a substitute, and scored four goals.

In the Champions League he started only one game out of a possible six, appearing from the bench three times, and netting once.

Moussa Dembele of Olympique Lyon  during the French League 1  match between Lille v Olympique Lyon at the Stade Pierre Mauroy on December 1, 2018 in Lille France