The French media have picked up on Olivier Ntcham’s wonder goal against Partick Thistle with the midfielder happy to share the clip with his 86,000 twitter followers.
With barely any back-lift Ntcham let rip with a powerful 30 yard drive that flew high into the net to bring a gasp across Celtic Park.
Coverage of the goal has been minimal in Scotland due to the TV deal with BT Sport but elsewhere they seem to appreciate the efforts of one of their footballing exports.
?? #celtic #football #bang pic.twitter.com/MMUmnSgyr8
— Olivier Ntcham (@OlivierNtcham) September 27, 2019
The goal was in contrast to his situation a year ago where he was serving a suspension for a bizarre first half red card away to St Mirren following his goal in the Glasgow derby that defeated Steven Gerrard.
After some ill advised comments to French publisher L’Equipe during the summer Neil Lennon has integrated the former Manchester City man back into his squad as a high quality back up for any of his three midfield places.
Ntcham has been playing an increasingly important role in recent matches but for the biggest matches the first picks remain Scott Brown, Callum McGregor and Ryan Christie.