Greg Taylor reveals transfer talks with other clubs before leaving Celtic for PAOK

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It was inevitable across June that Greg Taylor was dead set on leaving Celtic.

Taylor was out of contract and despite Brendan Rodgers hoping the left-back would sign on again to compete with Kieran Tierney, he left the club.

Taylor has signed with PAOK and explained that he wanted a fresh challenge and chose the Greek side specifically with the ambition of winning the top-flight title during their 100th anniversary year.

Jeffrey Schlupp, David Turnbull and Luke McCowan all wished Taylor the best of luck with his PAOK adventure, as did the ex-Celtic ace’s wife Laura.

Now, Taylor has sat down with Sky Sports reporter Luke Shanley to discuss his move to PAOK in more depth.

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Taylor hints at transfer talks with Scottish clubs

One thing that stands out from the interview, filmed in Scotland and not Greece, was that Taylor confirmed he was in talks with multiple clubs over a potential move.

FC Copenhagen were credited with an interest in Taylor, but the Scotland international stops short at naming any of the clubs he held discussions with.

Asked about whether he weighed up staying in Scotland and moving out of his comfort zone, Taylor replied: “For sure, yeah, there was a lot weighed up.

“There was a few other clubs as well who we had some talks with, but it was just probably the amount of effort that PAOK put in to try and convince me to be part of their club.

“That made the decision all that bit easier. As you say, it’s going to be different, but I don’t think you gain anything sitting in your comfort zone. So I thought, ‘why not go and try something?'”

Taylor’s PAOK contract and potential Europa League debut

Taylor put pen to paper on a three-year deal with PAOK, and hopefully he continues the recent trend of Scottish stars shining on the continental stage.

PAOK finished third in the Greek Super League last season and that guaranteed them a spot in the Europa League qualifying rounds.

They will enter at the third qualifying round as a seeded team and could actually face Aberdeen in the play-off round if they get through.

Aberdeen beat Celtic in the Scottish Cup final, of course, which guaranteed them a Europa League play-off berth.