Luis Palma’s mentor has revealed how he called him for advice about whether to sign for Celtic or to take the Saudi Arabian megabucks on offer.
And Francisco Pavon admitted he’s delighted Palma followed his suggestion to move to the Hoops because he’s already made it a success.
Honduran international Palma moved to Celtic in August from Greek side Aris despite interest from rich clubs in the Saudi Arabian league.
And his former coach in his homeland from first club Vida admits he’s delighted that Palma has made a big impact in Glasgow when he could have gone to chase the money in Saudi.
Pavon said: “I trained Luis Palma since he was 12 years old so seeing him succeed now in European football, at Celtic, makes me very, very happy,
“It made me proud to see him singing the Champions League anthem before the games.
“I remember that when he was in negotiations to go to Celtic he also had an offer to go to Saudi football and he consulted me for advice.
“He asked me what I would do and what I would advise him. Of course, I am proud that he took my points of view into account and went to Glasgow.
