As a young man who once endured trading the beach life of his homeland for the digit-endangering cold of Norway, Cristian Gamboa’s spirit wasn’t about to be broken by being frozen out at West Brom.
Celtic’s new £1million right back certainly felt the chill during his time in the Midlands. He last played a game for the English Premier League club back in February.
Signed by Alan Irvine after starring for Costa Rica at 2014 World Cup, Gamboa’s style simply didn’t fit with the more physical approach of managerial successor Tony Pulis.
Over the entirety of last season, the 26-year-old made a mere three appearances for the first team.