“The most underwhelming signing ever,” Charlie Mulgrew

Charlie Mulgrew and Marc Bartra in action during the Champions League game between Celtic and Barcelona from Celtic Park. The former Scotland international had previously been released by Celtic as a youngster before rebuilding his career through spells at Wolves, a loan stint with Southend United and a standout period at Aberdeen. It was his performances at Pittodrie that caught the attention of then-manager Neil Lennon, who moved to re-sign Mulgrew on a free transfer four years after his departure from Celtic.

Despite being Lennon’s first addition during that period, Mulgrew has explained that the club chose to delay announcing the deal for several weeks, opting instead to confirm his arrival only after the higher-profile signing of Joe Ledley had been completed. 16. 03.

2013 Glasgow, Scotland. Charlie Mulgrew’s shot is deflected in during the Scottish Premier League game between Celtic and Aberdeen from Celtic Park. Speaking on his Pitch to Par YouTube channel , Mulgrew said: “When I signed for Celtic, I was the first signing under Neil Lennon but they didn’t want to announce me first because it was like an underwhelming signing.

“So they announced Joe (Ledley) . I’d signed a month or so before Joe. They announced Joe and fans were buzzing and I got snuck in the back door at Celtic Park.