Best signing ever: Celtic have signed their dream player
He wishes his pal had ended up on the blue side of Glasgow. Actually, he even tried to play a tiny part in making it happen. But the fact Auston Trusty signed for Celtic and not Rangers this summer doesn’t change Danny Wilson’s view.
That the American is going to excel in Scotland and thrive under the pressure of playing for an Old Firm club. Wilson was Trusty’s defensive partner at MLS outfit Colorado Rapids for three years. And the former Rangers centre-back has never been in any doubt about his ability. Trusty earned a big move to Arsenal and was linked with a move to Ibrox last year before a switch to Sheffield United.After sampling the Premier League, he’s now at Parkhead after Brendan Rodgers splurged £6 million of his summer transfer budget to get him. On Wednesday night, Trusty made his Hoops debut off the bench in their 5-1 Champions League demolition of Slovan Bratislava. And the USA international is likely to be handed his first start in Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup quarter-final against Falkirk.Right now, he’s having to bide his time with Irish defender Liam Scales in possession of a shirt alongside Cameron Carter-Vickers. But Wilson is convinced that when Trusty eventually becomes a fixture in Rodgers’ line-up – he’ll stay there.It takes a special type of character to deal with Old Firm pressure and be successful. But after seeing Trusty close up in the States and getting to know his personality, Wilson believes his former team-mate fits the criteria. The Scot, who was thrust into the limelight as a youngster at Ibrox before a move to Liverpool, says Trusty isn’t like most footballers.
He said: “Mentally, Auston is very switched on. He’s different from other players because he’s really intelligent. He’s into different things off the field and he’s got the right temperament for life at Celtic.
“They’ve made a good decision in buying him. Obviously there were links with Rangers last season and I was hoping that would happen. It never transpired and he was probably destined to have at least a season in the Premier League. But he’ll have wanted to test himself at Champions League level and he’ll get that opportunity now at Celtic
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