Christopher Jullien has a huge test for Celtic in Italy this week.
Christopher Jullien has been a big hit at Celtic following his summer move.
The towering centre-back joined the Hoops in a £7 million deal from Toulouse and has struck up a good partnership with Kristoffer Ajer.
Jullien has perhaps overshadowed his Celtic team-mate for much of this season, but his biggest test will come this week.
On Thursday, Neil Lennon’s side visit Lazio in a Europa League group stage game and a certain Ciro Immobile looks like he’ll be available.
The Italian hitman only had a 17-minute cameo in Celtic’s 2-1 win over the Italians last month, in which Jullien powered home a last-minute winner.
But now the French defender will be up against a fully-fit and razor-sharp Immobile and it’s such a big test for him.
That’s because Immobile is one of the most in-form strikers in Europe, having netted 13 times in Serie A alone this season. For context, Romelu Lukaku only has nine. Not only that, but Immobile, who stands at 6’1, is a tenacious and physical striker that will have no qualms about mixing it up with Jullien.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp called him an ‘absolute warrior’ after taking him to Borussia Dortmund in 2014 [Goal.com] and although it didn’t quite work out for him in Germany, it certainly is in Italy.
Immobile is a player who can hurt Celtic this week, but Jullien will be prepared and if he passes this test then it’ll show that he’s absolutely the real deal.
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