Celtic were among the clubs reportedly keen on striker Kasper Junker in January.
But he accused Bodo/Glimt of blocking his exit and going back on an agreement he had with them.
In January, he said: “The agreement was that I would come to Bodo/Glimt, show my potential, and then I would move on. (The club) said: ‘If you score 20 goals, we will sell you’. I scored 27 goals.
“I was going to go, deliver, boom, then move on. I feel I have the opportunity to fulfil a dream but the club will not even negotiate. They do not keep their promises. It makes me both disappointed and frustrated.”
In April, the club eventually relented and allowed him to move. But he didn’t stay in Europe.
Junker moved to Japan to join Urawa Red Diamonds. Moving to a different continent during a global pandemic takes courage.
After his quarantine period ended, Junker has finally been able to take to the pitch.
And he’s wasted no time, scoring twice within the space of a week.
He opened the scoring in a dramatic game with Kashiwa Reysol last week, with the Reds netting twice in stoppage time to earn a 3-3 draw.
On Sunday, he was the first goalscorer again in a more sedate affair, a 2-0 victory over Vegalta Sendai.
There’s no telling quite how close he was to joining Celtic in January – Crystal Palace, West Brom and Crutone were also sniffing around.
But it seems clear he would have been an asset at Parkhead, especially given the uncertainty around Odsonne Edouard’s future.
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