Opinion: The odds are against a new contract for Celtic star

There has been some speculation about the future of Celtic centre-back Christopher Jullien, who has been out of favour at the club since returning from a long-term injury.

The Frenchman is no longer first choice at Celtic, having been replaced by Carl Starfelt and Cameron Carter-Vickers, and with only one year left on his contract the player might have been thinking about leaving the Hoops to try and get regular first-team football elsewhere.

However, it seems that Jullien has no intention of leaving Celtic, as the Daily Record reports that the player wants to stay and try and win his first-team place back.

The report also states that the Hoops are often to offers for the defender, but as yet no bids have been made.

Perhaps Jullien is looking at the Carl Starfelt injury situation, as the Swedish centre-back is a doubt to be fit for the start of the season after picking up an injury on international duty.

Even if Jullien starts the season in place of Starfelt, you have to think that the Swede will be back in the Celtic side as soon as he is fit, as he seems to be a big favourite of Hoops boss Ange Postecoglou.

Looking at Jullien’s contract situation, it seems unlikely that the player will get a new deal at Celtic, unless he gets a run of games for the Hoops, and there is no indication that is going to happen, as Jullien didn’t feature for the Bhoys when he had returned to fitness last season.

It is the player’s prerogative to try and win a new deal at Celtic, and most players in Jullien’s situation would do the same thing. After all, it should be remembered that for most of his time at Celtic Park, until he suffered his knee injury, Jullien was a first choice centre-back at Celtic.

But that is in the past, and arguably