Dedryck Boyata explains Hertha Berlin move after impending Celtic exit

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Dedryck Boyata is leaving Celtic for Hertha Berlin in the summer transfer window.

Hertha Berlin have announced on their official website that they signed signed Celtic central defender Dedryck Boyata.

Boyata will leave Celtic this summer when his current contract with the Glasgow giants runs out.

The 28-year-old Belgium international centre-back has agreed a deal with Hertha, as announced on the German club’s official website.

The former Manchester City defender – who will earn £40,000 per week as salary at the Bundesliga club, according to The Scottish Sun – has explained his decision to join Hertha.

BBC Sport quotes Boyata as saying: “The club is ambitious and has goals that I stand by and I was very impressed by how Michael Preetz tried to talk to me and showed me a clear plan.”

Meanwhile, Celtic manager Neil Lennon has said that the club are not speaking to anyone about the managerial job until after the Scottish Cup final.

Lennon was appointed the Celtic manager in February 2019 following the departure of Brendan Rodgers to Leicester City in the Premier League.

The Hoops will take on Scottish Premiership rivals Heart of Midlothian in the final of the Scottish Cup at Hampden Park in Glasgow next weekend.

Celtic have already won the Scottish Premiership title and the Scottish League Cup this season.

Lennon told The Scottish Sun: “Nothing has changed, despite all the speculation about whether I’m getting the job, whether it’s Rafa Benitez, Jose Mourinho, Slaven Bilic or whoever. As far as I’m aware, the club aren’t speaking to anybody until after the final.”