Outgoing striker Georgios Samaras has hit out at Celtic’s hierarchy after he claimed that the club never offered him a deal.

Speaking after Celtic’s 3-1 win over Dundee United, Samaras said: “It was not the manager’s decision. It was people from on high. I never had an offer from Peter Lawwell.

“I’m leaving, that’s for sure, but the only thing I want to say is it was not my decision.

“I cannot lie to the people. I had a chat with the manager. He would have loved me to stay at the club. He knows me really well and he knows what I can do for this club, and I was really happy to stay. But me and the gaffer, we don’t make the decisions — there are people above us who make the decisions and they never approached me.”