BERKOVIC: MY CAREER CAN ONLY GO DOWNHILL
The mercurial Israeli star has not had the expected impact in Scotland, after a £5.75 million acrimonious move from West Ham - and, despite an offer from Aston Villa before they purchased Juan Pablo Angel, thinks that he will not hit the heights again.
"My story with Celtic is over, and I can't imagine signing for another club of that size. I can't reach above them," Berkovic told the Daily Record.
"I have done what I dreamed of, playing in the Premiership and in a European competition. Maybe I will join Besiktas: that would depend on my wife but they represent a good opportunity for me.
"I could also come back to Israel and join Maccabi Haifa but only if they pay me the salary I earn at Celtic. I will not give up a single pound."
Berkovic went on to point out that he believes that he would still be at the pinnacle of football if he had been from a more traditional footballing nation.
"If I had been born in England, France or Argentina I would be playing for one of the truly great clubs like Manchester United or AC Milan because I am a big player.
"I know I have a very bad image. People think I am an arrogant person but they can think that they want. I tell the truth to people's faces and they don't like it."
Meanwhile, Celtic's trip to Disney's Wide World sports complex has proved such a success that the American media giants are set to ask for a partnership in the Glasgow club.
Martin O'Neill admitted a deal was in the offing, saying: "I've had a brief conversation with Patrick Dicks and there was talk of some kind of tie up.
"Nothing has been agreed at this stage but it is something that we will have to look at closely because the facilities here are really very good.
"It would involve coming here once or twice a season, but we'll have to wait and see what happens in terms for the future of the winter break."
