Juninho could quit if he doesn't see action, says agent

Juninho’s agent has warned that the Brazilian could reconsider his future at Celtic unless he is given a run of games in the new year.

The World Cup winner was snapped up by Martin O’Neill from Middlesbrough in the summer and there were high expectations of him.

The signs initially looked good when he impressed in the first Old Firm game of the season. But the last eight games have seen Juninho lose his place to Hoops starlet Aiden McGeady.

Agent Brian Hassell told the Scottish Sun: “If the manager is not going to pick him, that’s a different ball game. That’s something we’d have to look at.

“Juninho deserves respect. He is not a little kid. He has 50 caps for Brazil and he’s the best signing Celtic ever made.

“He wants to play for Martin O‘Neill but does Martin O’Neill want to play him? Juninho is not someone who has come through the Celtic ranks. He deserves much more respect.”