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Josh McCafferty

Luis Palma makes Celtic stance clear amid Olympiacos title charge

Luis Palma says he is still very much a Celtic player despite being on loan at Olympiacos. 

The winger was deemed surplus to requirements in Glasgow's east end during the January transfer window and resultantly departed for Greece. 

Palma has played eight times for Olympiacos so far, scoring once along the way. 

The club possess an option to buy the Honduran upon the expiry of his loan this summer, although the 25-year-old remains Celtic-minded: "I’m still with them [Celtic]," he told Diario La Prensa (via Sport Witness). 


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"As long as there’s no transfer, I’ll continue to be grateful to Celtic, but it’s time to defend Olympiacos."

His loan club currently sit seven points clear at the top of the Greek top flight as they look to win their 48th league title. 

Spanish manager Jose Luis Mendilibar recently demanded more from Palma as his side march towards the championship: “The coach is like that with us," said the wide-man. 

"He tells us the truth to get us to react. I reacted, and the truth is that we get along well with the players."

Palma was recently away on international duty with Honduras. He netted in back-to-back matches as his country secured a 7-3 aggregate victory over Bermuda in a two-legged Gold Cup qualifier. 

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