Pat Nevin has revealed he came close to joining Celtic on three occasions during his career - and that once turned down the Hoops without even knowing it.
After two breakthrough years with Clyde, the former winger won a big move down south to Chelsea in 1983, where he spent five years before making a switch to Everton, helping the club reach the FA Cup Final in 1989 in his four seasons at Goodison Park.
Nevin - who scored five goals in 28 caps for Scotland and appeared at the European Championships in 1992 - then turned out for nearby Tranmere Rovers between 1992 and 1997, before returning to Scotland where he finished his career with Kilmarnock and Motherwell.
But despite never pulling on the colours of his boyhood team, Nevin says he does not regret what happened, and says it has allowed him to live a 'normal' life in his country of birth.