There have been numerous stories about how players like Rivaldo were once linked to joining Celtic back in the Martin O’Neill era.

David Ginola was another who Tommy Burnstried to sign for Celtic before the Frenchman decided to join Newcastle United instead.

The point is, that some of the world’s best players have been tempted with a move to Paradise and former England international, Steve Bull, is another who now admits he had the opportunity to pull on the famous green and white Hoops.

The powerful striker was asked if he knew of any clubs who wanted to sign him during his career and Bull listed four clubs, including Celtic, as ones that were interested in securing his services.

Bull told the Undr the Cosh, “Yeah, I knew of four clubs who I could have gone to. Torino in Italy, after I came back from the World Cup, they wanted me and I just thought, ‘Well, I like my own English food, English beer. It’s not me’, and me being a local lad as well, you know what I mean?

“The second one that came in, you wouldn’t believe, was Newcastle. Newcastle before Andy Cole went from Man U. Dwight York and Cole, he was the second choice. The agent came around and said, do you want to come up there?

The powerful striker was asked if he knew of any clubs who wanted to sign him during his career and Bull listed four clubs, including Celtic, as ones that were interested in securing his services.

Bull told the Undr the Cosh, “Yeah, I knew of four clubs who I could have gone to. Torino in Italy, after I came back from the World Cup, they wanted me and I just thought, ‘Well, I like my own English food, English beer. It’s not me’, and me being a local lad as well, you know what I mean?

“The second one that came in, you wouldn’t believe, was Newcastle. Newcastle before Andy Cole went from Man U. Dwight York and Cole, he was the second choice. The agent came around and said, do you want to come up there?

The powerful striker was asked if he knew of any clubs who wanted to sign him during his career and Bull listed four clubs, including Celtic, as ones that were interested in securing his services.

Bull told the Undr the Cosh, “Yeah, I knew of four clubs who I could have gone to. Torino in Italy, after I came back from the World Cup, they wanted me and I just thought, ‘Well, I like my own English food, English beer. It’s not me’, and me being a local lad as well, you know what I mean?

“The second one that came in, you wouldn’t believe, was Newcastle. Newcastle before Andy Cole went from Man U. Dwight York and Cole, he was the second choice. The agent came around and said, do you want to come up there?