Paolo Di Canio on the Celtic fallout that forced him to say 'Ciao' as fan reception killed any doubts over AC Milan move
dailyrecord.co.ukPaolo Di Canio has opened up on his blockbuster spell at Celtic and the fallout that led him to say "Ciao Ciao" to his Parkhead stint.The charismatic Italian was a signing straight out of the Hollywood scripts for the Hoops in 1996 after being a top player for clubs such as Lazio, Napoli and AC Milan in Serie A.
Di Canio hit the ground running with 15 goals in 37 appearances for Celtic but stayed for just one season after some major powder-keg moments in the green and white, eventually being bought by Sheffield Wednesday in a move worth around £4.2million to the forward.Di Canio's disagreements with Fabio Capello that led to his Celtic arrival are well documented, as was his contract tete-a-tete with then Hoops chairman Fergus McCann and general manager Jock Brown but the 55-year-old has pulled no punches in conversation with radio host Simon Jordan.
He told the Up Front podcast: "Andrea Stramaccioni phoned me in Italy and said 'Paulo, you have another week there, I don't want you to fight every day because Celtic, they still want you'"I say I still have a one-year contract to go, it's the time to move...I say I go to Celtic because Tommy Burns for two years wanted me, and this person who wants me there, is desperate in some way, I'm curious.
I want to go."I used to play Subbuteo when I was younger with this incredible shirt I had never seen before, the green and white, I say I will go.
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