Leigh Griffiths reveals superstitious Neymar standoff and looking like a 'd***' mimicking PSG superstar 😂
Former Celtic star Leigh Griffiths has revealed the ground–swallowing moment Neymar spied him rocking the Brazilian superstar's signature boots.
The former Parkhead star admits he was caught out before a Champions League clash as his desire to follow his superstitious routine of being last out the tunnel led to a moment with the PSG maverick while wearing the same blue pair as one of the world's most famous players. It came on a night the Scottish champions were pasted 5-0 by the super-rich club in September 2017 as Neymar was later embroiled in a coming together with Anthony Ralston which ended up going viral.
Speaking on the 26 podcast, the 32-year-old said: "Neymar had brought out a signature boot and they were blue and he was wearing them that night. I am superstitious, I need to be the last player from my team out the tunnel and so was he. "We were walking out and I've looked at him, and he has looked at me, and we've looked at each other's shoes. And I have got his 'f***** boots on. I am like, this guy must think I am a right d*** man. Could I not just wear a normal pair? No, I needed to wear his."
Griffiths has also revealed the sacrifice he made to seal his switch to Celtic in January 2014. He departed Wolves and netted 123 goals in 261 appearances. He added: "They said, 'I'm going to let you go but you need to forego any bonuses you have if we win the league. We were sitting top of the league at the time and I'm not actually sure how much . It might've been £60,000-70,000. He said 'you need to give this up if you're going to Celtic'.
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