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James Forrest hints at forever stay at Celtic

Mathew Nash

Fri 12 June 2020 8:15, UK

Celtic winger James Forrest has made it clear he has no desire to leave the club, with hopes of remaining at Parkhead for as long as possible. 

The Scotland international has just had one of his best-ever seasons with the Bhoys, scoring 16 goals and assisting 22. 

Last season, amid another incredible season in Glasgow, saw him linked with a move to Liverpool Jurgen Klopp was said to be keen on the player, who was being valued at £8 million. 

However, nothing ever came of that interest and should anyone come knocking for the Celtic winger again this summer, it would appear Forrest has no desire to leave,

“I’m 29 in July and want to play for as a long as I can here. You hear about lots of boys leaving and they all say when they go how big Celtic is. As the years go on you do realise that more and more.

“I just want to keep trying to be a part of Celtic for as long as I can. I don’t know for how long that will be, but I’ll keep trying and I’ll working to do so.”

So it appears that Forrest is open to the idea of playing his entire career with Celtic. 

He has nearly made a move away from the club before. 

Forrest was out of contract at the end of 2016 and under Ronny Deila the wide-man had a troubled time at Celtic. The Norwegian was ready to let him leave at the end of the 2015-16 season.

In the end, Forrest outlasted Deila, who stepped down at the end of that season and under Brendan Rodgers and Neil Lennon the 28-year-old has continued to be a star player for Celtic.

Now, it seems that the attacker is ready to stay at the club forever and potentially become a legend at Celtic Park.