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Struggling to get a game under Brendan Rodgers, he might have acted like a spoiled child and tried to wriggle out of Parkhead. But he refused to throw his toys out of the pram. Instead, he quickly realised that raising a kid of your own gives you a sharp sense of perspective. Rumours about the 25- year- old leaving the Hoops have never gone away. In Januar y, when he had been dropped f rom Rodgers’ starting line-up, he was linked with Fulham. But Bitton is adamant that he’s going nowhere soon. And the birth of daughter Emma over Christmas is a massive part in that. Fatherhood has changed the Celtic midfielder. After picking up an injury at Hampden against Rangers in October, he lost his place in the side and replacement Stuart Armstrong hasn’t looked back since.
Bitton was disappointed but with Emma and his wife Bar to go home to, he refused to let it affect him.
Instead, he has fought his way back into the fold alongside skipper Scott Brown in the Celtic engine room.
And according to Bitton, the notion of leaving Parkhead for pastures new has never entered his head.
Reflecting on how life has changed since becoming a dad, he said: “It might sound weird but since the baby came I feel like I have responsibility now. Everything I do now I just think about Emma and how she’ll grow up.
“I need to take care of her. People told me it would be one of the best moments of my life and it is.
“I haven’t changed a nappy yet, my wife does everything. But when I go home and look at her face, it’s just magical. When I was a child I’d always