Oliver Burke suggests people forget his age, Celtic players were surprised

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Celtic landed Oliver Burke in the January transfer window.

Celtic new boy Oliver Burke has told The Scottish Sun that he thinks people forget how young he is – and revealed that his Bhoys teammates were surprised when he told them his age.

Brendan Rodgers was busy in the January transfer window, making a total of seven signings to bolster his Celtic squad both for now and for the future.

One of Rodgers’ signings was winger Burke, joining on loan from West Bromwich Albion until the end of the season after a frustrating time at The Hawthorns.

Burke joined the Baggies from RB Leipzig in 2017, but he started just two league games last season, and struggled this term too, with only three appearances in the Championship – all as a substitute.

West Brom allowed Burke to head out on loan to Celtic until the summer, and he has already hit two goals in four league games for the Bhoys.

The Scotland international is looking to get his career back on track after a difficult couple of years, all sparked by a 2016 move from Nottingham Forest to RB Leipzig.

Now, Burke has admitted that he thinks that people forget that he is still just 21 and therefore still learning the game, even claiming that his Celtic teammates were surprised at how young he is.

Burke added that he has no regrets about his career so far having ‘experienced different opportunities’ and had fun so far, which he hopes will continue with Celtic.

“I get that a lot. People forget my age, I think,” said Burke. “When I came here some of the boys asked my age and they were a little bit surprised when I told them. That’s maybe because it feels like I’ve been around for ages, but really things have just happened in such a short period of time. People sort of forget about that. But I think it’s cool and I’m happy with how everything has gone.”

“I don’t have any regrets and feel I’ve learned a lot about life by moving to different countries. It’s been big learning curves. A lot of the boys I’ve known are still at the same club they’ve been with since we were young. But I’ve experienced different opportunities and it’s been fun,” he added.