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'I could barely afford food on £300-a-week at Celtic and was miserable – but I became club icon'

The Mirror Football · 12 September 2026 at 12:00

'I could barely afford food on £300-a-week at Celtic and was miserable – but I became club icon'

The former Celtic and Aston Villa midfielder moved for a significant fee in 1999 but says he ended up on a pitiful wage

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'I could barely afford food on £300-a-week at Celtic and was miserable – but I became club icon'

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