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Graeme Souness admits Craig Bellamy Celtic transfer was sparked by him 'putting hands' on difficult star in angry bust up

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Graeme Souness has revealed how Craig Bellamy's move to Celtic was partly set in motion by an office altercation that turned physical.

The Rangers legend and the current Burnley coach did not see eye to eye when working together for a short period at Newcastle, a fiery relationship kicked off when Bellamy was shunted out to the wide areas from up front.

Then, after a public falling out in the aftermath of a defeat to Arsenal, Souness loaned the forward to Celtic Park for the rest of the 2004/05 campaign, selling him to Blackburn Rovers upon his return.

Souness had stated it was him or Bellamy at Newcastle and that allowing the forward to remain would have ended his managerial career at The Toon after a series of incidents.

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