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‘I said yes straight away’: £3m Boli Bolingoli makes Celtic admission

Boli Bolingoli of Rapid during the UEFA Europa League match between SK Rapid Wien v Rangers at Weststadion on December 13, 2018 in Vienna, Austria....
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Celtic snapped up the Belgian left-back last month.

Boli Bolingoli of Celtic takes on Anel Hebibovic of  FC Sarajevo during the UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round 2nd Leg match between Celtic and FC Sarajevo at Celtic Park Stadium...

Celtic new boy Boli Bolingoli has told The Scottish Sun that he had absolutely no reservations about joining the Hoops.

Neil Lennon snapped him up in a £3 million deal from Rapid Wien last month.

Bolingoli has had a lukewarm start to life in Glasgow as far as Champions League qualifiers go, but he looked the part on his Premiership debut on Saturday as the Bhoys thrashed St Johnstone 7-0 at Parkhead.

And the Belgian left-back has revealed that he’s adamant to show people how good he can be in Scotland.

He told The Scottish Sun “I wanted the move to happen, but I couldn’t think about it and I had to keep working hard.

“When Celtic made their move I said yes straight away. It is the right move for me at this time and I can’t wait to show people what I can do.”

Question is, will he play often enough?

Bolingoli is a left-back, which means that if Kieran Tierney doesn’t leave for Arsenal next week then he could well be something of a squad player under Lennon this season.

That being said, the latest on Tierney is that Arsenal are ‘increasingly confident’ of signing him before Thursday’s transfer deadline [Sky Sports] and if they do, it’s a boost for Bolingoli.

Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo (23) of Celtic in action during the UEFA Champions League Qualifying 1st Rnd match between FK Sarajevo and Celtic at Asim Ferhatovic Hase stadium in Sarajevo, Bosnia...