CELTIC midfielder Nir Bitton has been sent home from international duty by Israeli FA chiefs for “disciplinary reasons”, according to an Israeli journalist.
The Hoops star was due to play for his country on Saturday in the World Cup qualifier in Albania.But Israeli journalists have reported he has been banished over an incident which has not yet been clarified.Bitton, 25, was a fixture of the champions’ side last season and at the start of this campaign, but has since fallen out of form, with Brendan Rodgers preferring to start Stuart Armstrong.
Israel lie fourth in qualifying Group G, below leaders Spain, Italy and the Albanians.They began their campaign with defeat to Italy, but then beat Macedonia 2-1 before edging Liechtenstein by the same score last month.
