I played just 2 games for Celtic but left feeling 'deep injustice' - even if Neil Lennon says I'm talking rubbish

Olivier Kapo ticked all the boxes for Celtic. A former Juventus and France midfielder, the 30-year-old represented a no-risk transfer after arriving on a free in November 2010.

Capped nine times by his country, the ex-Monaco and Birmingham City winger joined with an impressive pedigree. On paper, it looked like Neil Lennon had pulled off a major coup by handing Kapo the chance to revive his career, having been without a club since leaving Wigan Athletic. But in the end, the signing proved more hassle than it was worth after a messy couple of months in Glasgow.

Allocated the number 77 jersey, Kapo snubbed interest from the Bundesliga to pen an 18-month contract with the Hoops. Crucially, though, Celts had an option to terminate his contract in January 2011, if Kapo failed to prove his worth. After making just two appearances over the course of an injury-hit two months, it came as no surprise when the Parkhead club announced they had cut ties with the journeyman Frenchman in January 2011.

With a grand total of 51 minutes of football under his belt, you'd have thought that Kapo would've accepted his fate and quietly left through the backdoor. But the Ivory Coast-born star had other ideas after accusing Hoops chiefs of breaking a financial agreement with him and claiming that Lennon didn't have the final say on transfers.

In a bitter statement, he let rip: "I still do not understand this sudden change of situation. I feel a deep injustice, even though the coaching staff wanted me to stay. Despite the insistence of Neil Lennon, I did not want to stay longer in a situation where a young coach, who was an experienced player, is not able to impose his choices on the financial management."

But Kapo's grievances were immediately