“This is a huge club and it’s an honour to sign for Celtic. I know the fans are incredible. I can’t wait to get out on the pitch to play and help my teammates bring more success to the club.”
Speaking to the official Celtic website, an excited Liel Abada chatted about his delight at signing for Celtic.
“It feels amazing to sign for a club like Celtic,” said the Israeli international. “This is a huge club and it’s an honour to sign for Celtic. I know the fans are incredible. I have watched some Celtic games in Israel so I know how amazing these fans are and how special this stadium is. I can’t wait to get out on the pitch to play and help my teammates bring more success to the club.
“I’m looking forward to meeting my teammates and the manager. I have heard great things about the facilities at Lennoxtown so I’m excited to get out on the training pitch and get down to work.”
With injuries to both Johnston and Dembele last night Abada might find himself closer to a start against Midtjylland on Tuesday night and Liel confirmed that he’s fully fit and ready to play after a busy summer of playing international football with Israeli and pre-season training with Maccabi Petah Tikva.
“Pre-season for me has been good. I was playing international football and have been training in pre-season so I am feeling good and ready to play. I know there are important games very soon so I will be ready if the manager calls on me,” the 19 year old said.
“My main aim to help the team win the title. That’s my focus and I will give everything I have in training and out on the pitch to help the club achieve this.”
🎙️ “This is a huge club and it’s an honour to sign for Celtic. I know the fans are incredible. I can’t wait to get out on the pitch to play and help my teammates bring more success to the club.”
Exclusive @CelticTV interview with our new 1⃣1⃣, Liel Abada 🟢⚪️#WelcomeAbada 🍀 pic.twitter.com/1yHyCixe6L
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) July 15, 2021
Supporter feedback…”This kid looks exciting. Could be a real gem”…”Good pick up, at a decent price and then he comes off quoting Messi and Co, priceless!”…”Welcome to Paradise! Hail Hail”…”Ignore all the haters, some people are never happy. The bhoy looks incredible! Good luck, FC Midtjylland. You’ll need it! Welcome Liel!”…”amazing player!”…”Welcome liel good luck son…This week’s been a great start to a very slow, drawn out pre-season as per. ..Give Ange the tools he needs to chop down that pretender Gerrard, and SFA that gave them 15 penalties in 1st half of a season to give them the momentum the cheating rats needed. Back Ange Now!…”That kid can play and what a ping on him HH keep them coming,”…”Welcome to Celtic Liel. Work hard and let’s see what you can do.”
