Liam Morrison left the Scottish champions for the German ones, signing for Bundesliga powerhouses Bayern Munich.
Teenage defender Liam Morrison has admitted to the Daily Mail that Celtic were desperate to keep him in Glasgow – but the lure of Bayern Munich proved far too strong.
There is another British-born wonderkid in the Bundesliga. Over the weekend, Morrison made a shock move to German champions Bayern, following in the footsteps of Jadon Sancho, Reece Oxford and Ademola Lookman.
Now, Celtic are used to losing their star players on a yearly basis but at least they got a couple of good years out of Moussa Dembele, Victor Wanyama and Stuart Armstrong. Morrison leaves without ever making a first-team appearance.
And, speaking to The Mail, the youngster has admitted that Celtic weren’t happy to see him go – but he believes a move to a team of Bayern’s size and stature can help him become the second coming of Virgil van Dijk, another defender who made his name in green and white.
“Celtic tried hard to keep me but my decision was already made as soon as Bayern came in. It was such an attractive offer. It was a no-brainer for me and my family,” Morrison said.
“The final goal for me is to be the best defender in the world. Playing alongside great players can only help me in that respect.
“I take inspiration from Virgil van Dijk. He has been unbelievable since moving to Liverpool and you could see even when he was at Celtic what a great player he was.”
Morrison has a long way to go before he can hold a candle to a £75 million, Champions League-winning Dutchman. Van Dijk is the greatest defender in world football today after all.
But the chance to learn from Jerome Boateng, Niklas Sule and Lucas Hernandez, as opposed to Jozo Simunovic and Jack Hendry, should justify Morrison’s decision to make a huge leap of faith.
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