Neil Lennon is set to offer a new contract to Celtic’s much criticised Greek centre-forward Georgios Samaras.
Samaras signed for Celtic in 2008 for £1.5 million, but hasn’t exactly set the world alight.
The Greek scored 10 goals in the league last season, and is yet to find the net in the SPL this season.
Celtic manager Neil Lennon likes Samaras’s contribution to the team, however, and is willing to initiate contract negotiations.
“Sami came to see us and said he didn’t want to go anywhere, that he wanted to stay,” Lennon said in an interview Evening Times.
“He has played well since he came back after the summer, to the extent we are probably going to talk about a new contract soon because we feel he has a lot to offer.”
“He was not under pressure to score, we know what he can do.
“He’d been away for two weeks playing with Greece, and, with Murphy being fresh and having done well at Motherwell in our last game before the break, we just felt we would start with him again.
“Sami is a very good sub to bring on. After the game, I had a word with him and told him just to keep going because the goals will come for him.”
