BOLO ZENDEN last night opened a can of worms at Celtic by making it clear that boss Neil Lennon is not in control of the clubâs signing policy.
Former Holland star Zenden was told âsee you on Mondayâ by Lennon when he left Lennoxtown on Thursday after impressing during a trial spell.
But 24 hours later the Parkhead board ditched the deal and the 35-year-old winger was left shattered.
Zenden said: âI had a good conversation with assistant coach Alan Thompson and head coach Neil Lennon.They were satisfied we would do a deal.
âWhen we walked out the office, Lennon said â Iâll see you on Monday. Have a few days off and get your stuff. Then the next day the club decided to scrap the deal.â
When Zenden arrived at Lennoxtown on trial the terms and conditions of any contract were made plain up front and the trial spell went ahead.
But after setting up the deal, Lennon had the rug pulled from beneath his feet by the beancounters much to the dismay and puzzlement of former Liverpool, PSG, Barcelona and Chelsea star Zenden.
He added: âI spent two days training and then played a nice game against St Johnstone.Only three first-team players were involved and the rest were youth or reserve players, but still we won the game 2-1 which was great for all the younger lads.
âFor me the primary concern of the game was to show people that I was fit. I played the 90 minutes fine.â
Celtic are currently 12 points behind rangers in the SPL and Lennon has been desperate to bolster his squad in an attempt to claw back the Ibrox sideâs lead.
However, having teed up the Zenden deal and then had the plan vetoed it places a huge question mark over the managerâs authority as he tries to turn the season around and at the same time save his job.
