Dahan clarifies AGAIN that Bitton will stay

Nir Bitton’s agent has confirmed once again that he is going nowhere despite reports of Premier League clubs bidding for the Celtic midfielder.

The 24-year-old joined Celtic in August 2013 from FC Ashdod and made his debut in a substitute appearance away to AC Milan in the Champions League.

Since then, Bitton has grown in leaps and bounds as a player and has gone on to make 104 appearances for the Hoops – scoring 11 goals in that period – including some stunning long range efforts.

As quoted by the Daily Mail, Dudu Dahan, his agent, said:

He is under contract until 2020. And you can definitely quote me on this – he will clearly stay at Celtic next year.

Nir Bitton belongs to Celtic first and foremost. But they [Celtic] have offers for him from three or four Premier League teams in England.

When Ronny Deila walked in the summer of 2014, the pair didn’t see eye-to-eye as the midfielder struggled to hold down a regular place in the team.

Bitton took on board the advice of the Norwegian and prevented him from leaving the club, which has led to his development as a player and leader on the field for Celtic.

He has also become a regular in his national side and wore the captain’s armband in their most recent international game against Croatia.

Celtic will be in action again on Sunday in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Championship minnows Rangers.