Polski Sport

On July 20th, Celtic will travel to Poland to take on Legia Warsaw in a match billed as Artur Boruc’s farewell. The contest is being played with the iconic former Hoops goalkeeper retiring from football at the end of the season. Therefore, it’s a chance for him to reunite with his former club whilst celebrating at the home of his true love – Legia. However, what’s going under the radar ahead of this one is that it won’t just be Artur who experiences an emotional reunion. Indeed, Josip Juranovic’s return to Legia is also likely to attract plenty of attention from their players and supporters.

Josip signed for Celtic last summer from Warsaw in a deal worth £2.5m [Scottish Sun]. Even now that fee seems more and more ridiculous given how much of a bargain we got in securing the Croatian right-back. He’s gone on to become a fans-favourite after just one year at the club. But it can’t be forgotten how popular a figure he was with Legia before his own departure. Despite only being with the Polish club for a year, Juranovic became one of their top stars. Continue reading »