Liverpool defender opens up about Celtic heartbreak

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Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has opened up about when he was released from Celtic as a youngster.

The Scotland international is on the brink of appearing in a second consecutive Champions League final with the Reds.

The £10 million signing from Hull City (BBC Sport) has emerged as a top-class full-back over the past couple of years.

He is surely the best in his position in the Premier League and arguably one of the best in Europe such has been his superb development and consistency.

It would appear Robertson’s quest for greatness has actually been fuelled by early heartbreak – when he was told he wouldn’t be getting a crack at the Celtic first-team.

Writing for The Players’ Tribute, he said: “I joined the youth team as a wee lad, just bombing around the pitch pretending I was at Celtic Park.

“At my end-of-year interview, the coaches let me know they wouldn’t be bringing me back. I was 15. One year away from getting a pro contract. One year from being a proper Celtic player.

“But it was over, just like that, and it hurt like hell. Mum hated to see us cry.”

TBR’s view

Robertson eventually got going in Scottish football with Queen’s Park, before moving to Dundee United and then heading south of the border to join Hull.

One has to wonder what would have happened had Robertson been kept on by Celtic.

Perhaps it was for the best for him to move on.

That said the move has suited both player and club perfectly, with a highly successful Celtic side now boasting Kieran Tierney as their left-back.