Nir Bitton arrived at Celtic in 2013 and stayed at the club much longer than most fans would have ever expected, as he had an up and down time for sure. During stint at Parkhead, the Hoops were extremely successful to say the least and as a result, the Israeli international had a trophy-laden spell in Glasgow.

Although he was not always a regular starter for Celtic, he was a key member of the squad for the majority of his time at the club. Even under Ange Postecoglou, he was regularly coming off the bench to add some solidity to the team and see out games.

All good things must come to an end though and Bitton decided to bring the curtain down on his Celtic career at the end of the 2021/22 season, even though it is believed that the club wanted to extend his contract. The player was looking for a new challenge.

Now, it looks like he might be closing in on taking the next step of his career as well. As reported by Walla, the contacts for Bitton are ongoing with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Bitton is in talks with club after leaving Celtic

Life and football never stand still for anyone and it is great to see that Bitton is already preparing for the next step of his career.

Earlier, there had been suggestions that he could looking to remain outside of Israel, in Europe, for the time being but now, it looks like it is very possible that he could end up back playing his football in his home country.

It remains to be seen how things turn out for Bitton moving forward as he looks to settle down in his post-Celtic life, after almost a decade in Glasgow. And no matter where he ends up, we can only wish him the best of luck.