NEW Celtic signing Josip Juranovic has revealed a chat with former goalkeeper Artur Boruc helped sway the defender on a move to Parkhead.

The 26-year-old joined in a deal worth around £2.5million from Polish outfit Legia Warsaw and will compete with Anthony Raltson for the right-back berth in Ange Postecoglou's starting XI.

The Croatian, part of the team that defeated Scotland 3-1 at Hampden during this summer's delayed European Championships, says he is excited to test himself at a higher level after pitching up in Glasgow's East End.

And Juranovic added that talks with Boruc, a Celtic fan favourite from his time as first-choice goalkeeper between 2005 and 2010 and current Legia No.1, helped convince the defender that the club were the correct next step in his career.

"I was like ‘this is a big club and a big opportunity for me, I want to see myself on this stage’," Juranovic told Celtic's YouTube channel. "I want to give everything here. That’s it.

"I am a team player and I like to show my ability: to cross, to assist, running – giving everything to win the game.

"[Boruc] was saying to me that this is a good opportunity for me: a big stage, a great club, everything. And also because of him I am here."

Juranovic reckons that Postecoglou's all-action playing style should suit him down to a tee - particularly, he says, the attacking license he will be given at full-back.

"I watched four games and they looked really good," Juranovic said of his new team. "I like him [Postecoglou] because he plays attacking football.

"Every player is in the half of the opposing team. I am really looking forward to it."

Juranovic, capped 10 times for his country, signed off in style from Legia with a remarkable 25-yard thunderbolt in his final outing for the club in a 2-2 draw Slavia Prague in the Europa League.

And while the defender won't play his part in the second leg, he feels that the memorabe strike was a fitting goodbye to his former employers.

"It was a great moment to go," he added. "I received the ball at the halfway line, saw the space and ran into it. After five seconds I was thinking to have a shot and after that …

"I didn’t believe it was a goal but after five seconds I was happy. You can see my celebration is a total disaster! But for me it was a very good moment."