Flop goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas admits he regrets transferring to Celtic after the big-money £4.5 million turned bitter resulting in a mortgage exit to Utrecht.
The 28-year-old has escaped the Parkhead fringes to affix the Dutch outfit on a season-long mortgage settlement after failing to make the grade since leaving AEK Athens in 2020 for the Scottish Premiership. The Greek worldwide failed to carry on to an everyday beginning spot with Connor Hazard and Scott Bain being most popular throughout debut marketing campaign, whereas Ange Postecoglou made Joe Hart his undisputed primary following his transfer from Tottenham.
His time in Glasgow's east finish was hampered by a variety of excessive profile errors together with throughout Postecoglou's first sport in cost towards FC Midtjylland, and he would make only one extra look below the Australian. Nonetheless, he now has the possibility to kickstart his profession and has spoken out on a disastrous two-year stint at Celtic Park after securing his transfer to the Eredivise.
He insists that there was a disconnect between himself and the Celtic gamers because of his transfer through the top of the pandemic.
And Barkas reckons that though the membership splashed the money to deliver him to Parkhead, he didn't really feel the administration confirmed him the identical backing.
Talking to Greek outlet Betarades , Barkas mentioned: “All of it occurred in a short time. However then the coronavirus got here and the state of affairs was tough on a day-to-day foundation.
"I regretted that call as a result of issues didn’t end up the best way I believed they might. However you may’t know beforehand.
“What saddens me is that some cash was spent on me and I didn’t really feel the funding.
"I didn’t really feel I used to be an vital a part of the crew. However it might not even be the crew’s fault. It was a Covid 12 months, all the things was completely different.
"The primary six months I didn’t know my teammates, we had been in numerous locker rooms. Celtic is a big membership, however I wouldn’t suggest a goalkeeper to come back right here.”
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