Michael Stewart has reflected on almost joining Celtic from Hibs in 2007. Back when the Hibs squad had revolted against manager John Collins, Stewart was…
Former midfielder Michael Stewart revealed he had the opportunity to join Celtic from Hibernian in the summer of 2007. Speaking on Not Another Football Podcast, Stewart explained that Celtic manager Gordon Strachan showed interest after several other Hibs players had already made the move to Glasgow.
Stewart chose not to wait for Celtic to offload Jiri Jarosik and Thomas Gravesen to free up wages, opting instead to secure a return to Hearts. Celtic eventually strengthened their midfield later that transfer window by signing Massimo Donati.
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