Rangers fan favourite Nacho Novo admits picking Ibrox over Celtic was the best decision of his career. The Spaniard is beloved by the fans in Govan after lifting three Scottish titles with the club and famously reaching the UEFA Cup Final.
But things could have been very different when leaving Dundee. Back in 2004 Dens Park chiefs accepted bids from both sides of the Glasgow divide and Novo even held signing talks at Celtic Park.
In the end Alex McLeish would convince the forward to play his football at Rangers. Novo explained to FourFourTwo: "Dundee were keen for that move to happen and pushed me into talking to Celtic. "I didn't mean any disrespect to Celtic as a club or the manager, Martin O'Neill - I simply had a gut feeling that it wasn't the right move for me."I already had my heart set on Rangers and they'd been interested in me for some time."Before my mother passed away, she told me to always go to a club that really wanted me, and I got that impression from Rangers."I also knew some of the players there.
I'd been out for dinner with guys like Mikel Arteta, Ronald de Boer and Shota Arveladze - it was the best decision I've ever made."Despite going on to play for the likes of Sporting Gijon and Legia Warsaw, Novo admits that he has never found the same connection with the fans as he had at Ibrox.He continued: "They've always been amazing with me (the fans)."What blew my mind was when people sent me photos of my face tattooed on their body."Some good ones and some, er, not so good ones!"I felt that I'd made the right decision straight away."I still meet Rangers fans wherever I go in the world, it doesn't matter where it is."They're all over the place.
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