Celtic: £7m star feeling 'frustrated' at Parkhead

Celtic defender Christopher Jullien is ‘not fully fit’ and isn’t ready to cope with the ‘intense football’ that Ange Postecoglou plays, according to Sky Sports journalist Anthony Joseph.

The 29-year-old played just 16 minutes of first-team football throughout the entire 2021/22 campaign due to a long-term knee injury and has publicly voiced his frustrations.

Jullien established himself as Celtic’s first-choice centre-back following his £7 million arrival from Toulouse in July 2019, claiming a domestic treble in his maiden campaign at the club.

However, an ACL tear in December 2020 curtailed the Frenchman’s progress, allowing Cameron Carter-Vickers, Carl Starfelt and Stephen Welsh to jump ahead of him in Postecoglou’s pecking order.

As a result, Jullien recently admitted that he will consider his future at the club this summer due to his lack of action despite feeling ‘100%’ since mid-January.

“I still have a year of contract, and I’d like to continue playing here, but my priority is to be on the pitch,” said the 6 foot 5 ace to GOAL France.

“If the conditions do not change, it is certain that on my side the door will be open to continue my career elsewhere at a club where the coach would be happy to rely on my qualities.”

Despite Jullien’s cameo appearance in the Scottish Cup against Raith Rovers in February, the central defender failed to make another outing last term, and Joseph has claimed that was because he wasn’t ‘match sharp’.

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He told GiveMeSport: “I can’t see him breaking back into the squad. He’s already said he’s been a bit frustrated.

“He’s told French media he is fit, but from what I’ve been told at Celtic, he’s not fully fit,