Berkovic says his Celtic days are over

Celtic's Israeli midfielder Eyal

Celtic's Israeli midfielder Eyal

Berkovic says he has no future at the club and that he will probably never play for the Scottish side again.

Speaking on Israel's Channel 5 sports channel on Wednesday, he told interviewer Danny Inbar: "There is no way back for me... my time is up at Celtic."

But Berkovic said that he was in no hurry to leave the club: "I'm not going to give up my chance to make as much money as possible, because in four or five years when my career is over that (the money) is all that I will have left.

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"I have a family... I'm not going to give anything up for them. If I have to suffer, then I will (in order to secure our future). I will not forfeit a single shekel at Celtic.

"I have a contract and it should be honoured."

Berkovic said he was open to offers from other clubs and that he had been approached by Turkish side Besiktas, but that his wife did not want to move from Scotland to Turkey.

Reuters