Tennis hero Nick Kyrgios reacts to surprise Celtic proposal
The 2022 Wimbledon runner-up was recently speaking on talkSPORT about all things football.
Kyrgios was most recently a fan of Tottenham Hotspur, predominantly because his fellow countryman, Ange Postecoglou, was in charge.
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After his sacking, though, Kyrgios joked he may have to switch clubs.
"Half of the reason why I do like Tottenham is because of Ange," said the tennis star.
"I am not sure. I think I might have to jump on the Arsenal bandwagon now."
Host Alan Brazil then jumped in: "No, no, you go Celtic instead," he said.
"Ange had a tremendous time at Celtic. Glasgow. Never mind your Boston Celtics, it's Glasgow Celtic."
Kyrgios responded: "Okay, Glasgow Celtic, then I will go for them. I played a lot of FIFA in my time, so I am not sure my supporting cast to Tottenham really meant much, but I will jump on the Arsenal bandwagon [too]."
Celtic have a multitude of famous supporters. It was just a few weeks ago that rapper Snoop Dogg outlined his desire to open a burger van at Parkhead.
He said [Record]: "The secret to a good burger is the love in the preparation. The ground beef has got to be mixed with some secret spices, then add a good quality cheese and some maple-cured bacon.
"The Celtic fans are gonna love it, and to make sure they are just right, Snoop is going to be serving them himself."
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