Celtic snapped up defender Jeremie Frimpong from Manchester City last month.
Celtic defender Jeremie Frimpong has told the Glasgow Evening Times that he knew he had to move on from Manchester City as he didn’t think he would earn Pep Guardiola’s trust.
The Bhoys swooped to snap up full back Frimpong on deadline day in September, luring him to Parkhead on a deal until 2023.
Frimpong, 18, had been on the City books for some time, but was at a key point in his career when Celtic came calling – and decided to move on.
The Dutchman becomes the latest player to join Celtic from City, with the likes of Jason Denayer, John Guidetti, Dedryck Boyata, Olivier Ntcham, Patrick Roberts and Daniel Arzani having joined in the past.
Frimpong has already impressed in a Celtic shirt, earning rave reviews for his early performances, and Bhoys fans are hoping to see him develop into a star with the club.
Now, Frimpong has commented on his decision to leave City, believing that he knew he wouldn’t get Pep Guardiola’s trust to play in the City first team.
Frimpong admitted that he needed to change something to further his career, so made the move to Celtic – but doesn’t know how he’ll keep up his early form.
“I had been at City all my life and I had the ability to play there,” said Frimpong. “But I knew in my head that it was about him, Pep, trusting me to play. And I knew I wasn’t going to get that there. So I needed to change something. What a way to start – to win both games like that. I got man of the match in the first game as well so I don’t know how I’ll keep it up. I ‘ll just go out there and play my game,” he added.
This is now become a common theme at City, with their big spending forcing players to leave. Jadon Sancho is the biggest case having joined Borussia Dortmund in 2017, but Brahim Diaz, Tom Dele-Bashiru and Frimpong have followed suit, which has to be a concern at the Etihad Stadium.
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