Celtic-bound defender Alistair Johnston has reserved some glowing praise for Victor Wanyama following his persuasion to join the reigning Scottish champions.Johnston has been Wanyama’s teammate at CF Montréal but is on the verge of sealing a move to Celtic following his impressive performances in the Major Soccer League (MLS).Two-week break for K’OgaloThe right-back is currently doing duty for Canada in the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup and has clocked 90 minutes in the two games Canada has played thus far against Belgium and Croatia.Wanyama who turned out for Celtic back from 2011 to 2013 urged Johnston to make the switch from Montréal to Celtic and labeled him the best agent for the club.“So I got a glowing review from Victor and I have done a lot of my own research. Victor has done a lot of research for me as well, to be fair — he’s the best agent Celtic could have,” said Johnston.##NAJAVA_MECA_6854002##Wanyama has since left Montréal following the expiry of his contract and is now a free agent but is yet to announce his next move despite being linked with a number of teams.The 24-year-old added that Wanyama revealed to him that Celtic is the biggest club he has played for despite playing in the English Premier League for Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur.Wanyama reveals reason for joining Gor Mahia“Victor is one who has definitely been in my ear about it. He had glowing reviews for the club. He was one of the ones who said to me: “Look, if you get an opportunity and something comes up at Celtic, you have to take it”.Vic says it’s the biggest club he had ever played for and he has played for some pretty big clubs in Spurs and Southampton — so that was a pretty glowing recommendation. He said that anywhere he went he still got constant shouts of “Hail, Hail” and “Come on the Bhoys,” Johnston said.
