Jimmy ‘saddened’ his Celtic move is off

JIMMY Floyd Hasselbaink is “saddened” to miss out on a move to Celtic but his agent believes the Scottish champions have missed out on the perfect replacement for John Hartson.

Jimmy  ‘saddened’ his Celtic move is off

Manager Gordon Strachan wanted the 34-year-old Dutchman to fill the boots of the recently-departed Welsh striker and was in Amsterdam on Monday to discuss a move to Parkhead with the player.

But, despite the player’s willingness to drop his wage demands, the club still could not do a deal.

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