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Ten Key Decisions At Parkhead That Delivered Nine In A Row To Celtic.

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The Signing Of Mikael Lustig.

We signed Mikael Lustig from Rosenborg in 2012.

He was here at Celtic Park for eight years, the first eight of the nine.

That is an incredible statistic.

He was a stalwart performer in the Hoops, starring in big, big games and providing great balance on that right hand side.

Over the course of 273 games in our famous Hooped jersey, Lustig was a real find for us. We got him in a January deal in 2012, as a pre-contract signing. He penned an initial three-and-a-half-year deal, joining us just a month before Whyte sent Rangers spinning into Hell.

By the time he left he had an armful of medals; eight as a league winner, four Scottish Cups and four League Cups to go with them.

It is an amazing record and a tribute to one Hell of a footballer.

To call him a bargain doesn’t do it justice; as a free transfer this was a steal.

Aside from being brilliant for Celtic, Lustig was a fantastic player for his country in that time too.

More than half of his 82 international caps for Sweden came in his time at Parkhead.

He became a more complete footballer whilst at our club.

I don’t think his contribution to the nine can be understated.

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