Celtic captain Scott Brown will leave the Hoops at the end of the season, the player and the club have confirmed.
The 35-year-old has spent the last 14 years at Parkhead but the club legend says he is leaving the Scottish club to take on a new challenge:
“It is a huge decision to leave this magnificent club, which has been such a massive part of my life for so long, but this is a new opportunity for me and a new chapter. Celtic will never leave me and the Club will forever be in my heart.”
Supporters on Twitter are extremely unhappy with how the club have allowed Brown to leave in such a manner:
this just doesn’t sit or feel right
— Ben (@BenD1967) March 25, 2021
Delete right now
— Joel Grant (@joelgrant_22) March 25, 2021
Can this day get any worse ?????
— DC4991 (@DC19943) March 25, 2021
terrible that we’re letting him leave
— louis mcsoro (@Louis40574684) March 25, 2021
Cheers for everything legend ?
— ????????? (@Dan_No_Plan) March 25, 2021
I’m depressed as it is, absolutely nae need
— shannon ? (@Shannonxmcauley) March 25, 2021
He should stay ffs
— Barry Govern (@barrygovern) March 25, 2021
— Joanna Macleod (@JoannaM1994) March 25, 2021
Simply put, a Celtic legend. He will be a massive miss to the club & I’m sure all Celtic fans will wish him the very best of luck at Aberdeen ?
— Ciarán. (@NotoriousBAG_) March 25, 2021
Aberdeen have already confirmed that Brown has signed a pre-contract agreement with them to become a player/coach at Pittodrie next season under new manager Stephen Glass.
Brown played alongside Glass for four years at Hibernian and their close connection likely persuaded the midfielder to make the switch. Even so, it is still a big surprise that the club captain has decided to leave and move on to pasture’s new.
During his time at Celtic Park, Brown won an astonishing ten league titles, six Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cups. He will go down as one of the greatest players in the club’s history.