Celtic snapped up Charly Musonda on loan from Chelsea last month.
Celtic new boy Charly Musonda has told The Scottish Sun that he has a long-standing rivalry with new teammate Patrick Roberts.
The Bhoys had tied up two deals early in January by snapping up Marvin Compper and Lewis Morgan, but then landed something of a coup in playmaker Musonda.
Whilst additions of Scott Bain and Jack Hendry from Dundee on the final day of the transfer window have fleshed out Rodgers’ squad, it’s the signing of Musonda which has excited fans.
The Belgian playmaker, 21, has been highly regarded since leaving Anderlecht for Chelsea in 2012, but has struggled to make the grade at Chelsea so far.
With just seven first-team appearances to his name, Musonda has been on the fringes of the Chelsea side, and after spending 2016 on loan with Real Betis, he has headed out on loan again by joining Celtic.
Rodgers will be hoping that Musonda can make a huge impact, and the player himself has discussed his move with The Scottish Sun, highlighting a rivalry with Patrick Roberts.
Musonda admitted that his rivalry with the Celtic winger stretches back to when Roberts was with Fulham, and they were facing each other in games such as the FA Youth Cup final.
Musonda noted that the first thing he did when he joined Celtic was speak to Roberts, and they told each other they were happy to be playing together after years of being rivals.
“Patrick and I were rivals — we used to play against one another all the time in games like the Youth Cup final,” said Musonda. “When I came here the first thing I did was to speak to him, to tell him I was happy and excited to play with him. He said the same thing about me and that he was looking forward to us playing together,” he added.
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