Celtic midfielder Nir Bitton has signed a new three and a half year contract keeping him at Parkhead until 2023, the club have confirmed.
The Israeli international was nearing the last six months of his deal with the Hoops, and after the club announced the contract extension yesterday, supporters were backing the decision:
The Bethlehem Busquets is here for 10IAR.
— Chairman Lmao ☭ (@BenTheTim) December 16, 2019
Really good business there as he can play a couple of positions and he obviously loves the club ??
— celticghirl1888 (@celticghirl0106) December 16, 2019
Great bit of business! Never let us down. ???
— LouMun 67 ⚽️???????? (@lfmunro) December 16, 2019
Well deserved going by recent performances after bad injury and plays numerous positions ?
— Gary Paterson (@pattybhoy) December 16, 2019
Good on him. Wherever he's played no complaints about being played out of position. Or indeed not being played at all. Has performed to the best of his ability wherever he has been asked to play. Been a good servant to the club. He's also the thinnest man I've ever seen!!
— Robert Gannon (@ragnarhb) December 16, 2019
Well deserved, can play in multiple positions. Hope he gets a run of starts now.
— Brian Kelly (@TheReturnOfBGK) December 16, 2019
Very underrated, always does the job for us regardless where he asked to play
— Caomhán O'Connor (@Caomhan1888) December 16, 2019
Well earned. Talk about stalwart's of the club, big man always ready when called upon and often goes under rated. Great business ?
— Conaill Scanlon (@conaill_s) December 16, 2019
Brilliant deal, loves the club and we love him, nir is here for 10 in a row ✌??
— Sean McLaughlin (@Seanmac1407) December 16, 2019
Good business can play a few positions.
— Longshaw (@youhavingalaugh) December 16, 2019
Yes, he definitely deserves a new contract.
Will he ever be an automatic 1st team pick, no.
However what a fantastic job he does each and every time he is asked to step in, in a lot of different positions. ???— Martin Mc1967 (@Martinmc1967) December 16, 2019
Bitton has been at the club six and a half years, but injury problems have meant he hasn’t played a prominent role in recent campaigns.
However, Neil Lennon’s return to the club coincided with the 28-year-old getting more game time. He was employed in an unfamiliar centre-back role at the beginning of the season, but despite playing out of position, he has performed admirably.
Bitton played very well in the 2-0 win over Rangers back in September, and he has come back into the starting line up to play at the back in Celtic’s last three games against Hamilton, Cluj and Hibernian.
