Aaron Mooy and the £200k sacrifice as Celtic star answered 'f*** yes' Australia SOS
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic star Aaron Mooy sacrificed almost £200,000 in lost wages to help Australia qualify for the World Cup after being ready to call it quits on his career, his manager Graham Arnold has revealed.
Mooy has impressed at Celtic since his move from Chinese club Shanghai Port in the summer and will be an important part of the Socceroos' World Cup hopes.
But Aussie boss Arnold revealed he was convinced Mooy was set to quit football in the summer after his unhappy spell in Chinese football which was severely disrupted by Covid restrict ions.
And Mooy had to make a huge financial sacrifice to play for Australia in their vital World Cup qualifiers in June. Shanghai refused to release him for the games because the Chinese government enforced two weeks of quarantine and an additional 10 days of self-isolation for anyone re-entering the country, causing Mooy to reach his lowest ebb.
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