CELTIC midfielder Aaron Mooy admits that the lure of challenging for titles and winning medals was a big pull when deciding to move to the cinch Premiership champions – and he is determined to follow in the footsteps of his countryman Tom Rogic by winning silverware.
Mooy, 31, signed a two-year deal at Parkhead earlier this week following a stint in China and arrived within weeks of long-serving Australia internationalist Rogic departing the Glasgow club.
The pair are team-mates in Graham Arnold’s Socceros squad and although Rogic has been a hard man to reach lately – Arnold revealed earlier this month that he hasn’t heard from the playmaker since he left Celtic – Mooy was able to exchange a few texts with the 29-year-old since sealing his return to Scotland.
“Yeah, we have been messaging each other,” said Mooy, who spent two years at St Mirren as a young player taking his first steps in the professional game. “I just asked if he had any tips, as a joke.
“He said ‘you don’t need any, they are good boys and it is an easy dressing room to be comfortable in’. He knows I will enjoy it.
“He obviously had a very successful period. He should be very proud of his time here.
“I didn’t know if he would reply. He’s obviously fine.”
Ange Postecoglou guided the team to a Premier Sports Cup and Premiership double in his debut campaign in Scotland last season and Mooy believes says that joining a team with a track record of success made his decision that little bit easier.
“That’s a big thing,” he added. “It’s an attraction for sure.
“They are competing all the time for trophies and last year was a very successful year for the club.
“Hopefully this year more success will follow.”
