Fraser Forster joined Southampton from Celtic in the summer of 2014.
Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster has told The Daily Record that people do not realise how big Celtic are.
Forster played for Celtic on loan from Newcastle United first during the 2010-11 season and then during the 2011-12 campaign.
The 28-year-old signed a permanent contract with the Bhoys in the summer of 2012 and continued to play well for the Glasgow giants.
The England international moved to Southampton from the Glasgow giants in the summer of 2014 for a transfer fee reported by The Daily Record to be worth £10 million.
Forster has established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League, and he has spoken highly of Celtic.
The former Newcastle man believes that people do not always realise just how big Celtic are as a club.
“Myself, Victor Wanyama and Virgil van Dijk all came to Southampton after playing for Celtic and I don’t think a lot of people realise how big a club it is until you’ve been there,” Forster told The Daily Record.
“I wouldn’t have missed those Champions League nights and Old Firm games at Parkhead for anything. It gave me the chance to play against some of the best players in the world.
“Very few players get the chance to play on such a big stage and even fewer cope with it because it comes with a different type of pressure.
“You are expected to win every game and it’s never as easy as that because the opposition are desperate to beat you every week and every dropped point is almost a crisis.”
Celtic are one of the biggest clubs on the planet and have a global fanbase. The Bhoys are set to win the Scottish Premiership title this season, and they will be expected to feature in the group stage of the 2017-18 Champions League campaign.
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