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Former Celtic loanee Timothy Weah appeared bemused at his side Juventus’ visit to the White House earlier this week…

Timothy Weah of Celtic celebrates with James Forrest after he scores his team’s opening goal during the Scottish Premiership match between St Johnstone and Celtic at McDiarmid Park on February 3, 2019. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

In January 2019 the USA international signed a six-month loan deal to the Scottish champions from PSG. During his short spell in Glasgow, he expressed his deep affection for the club and quickly became a fans-favourite.

Weah famously missed the chance to play in the Scottish Cup Final in 2019

Contributing to winning an eighth consecutive league title under Neil Lennon, Celtic ended Weah’s loan early in May of that year after he was called up to represent his country at the Under-20 World Cup, which meant he could not take part in the Scottish Cup final against Hearts which Celtic famously won 2-1 to secure a Treble Treble.

Timothy Weah of Celtic celebrates after he scores his team’s second goal during the Scottish Premiership match between St Johnstone and Celtic at McDiarmid Park on February 3, 2019. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Now, the ex-Celtic forward has made it clear he had no involvement in the strange controversy linking Juventus players to Donald Trump’s recent warning to Iran.

The President of United States welcomed a selection of Juventus players inside the Oval Office but the meet and greet quickly descended into something more ominous as Trump sent a warning to the Middle East and also launched several digs towards transgender athletes.

Timothy Weah appeared unimpressed by the situation

Weah appeared unimpressed by the situation, as he and his Juve teammates were left confused by Trump’s bizarre episode in front of the world’s press pack.

Reflecting on the events afterwards, Weah said: “It was weird. I was caught by surprise, honestly, when he started talking politics, with Iran and everything. I was kind of like, I just want to play football. They just told us that we have to go, and I had no choice but to go.”

Timothy Weah of Celtic celebrates scoring his team’St Mirren fourth goal during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and St Mirren at Celtic Park on January 23, 2019. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

“I’m not one for the politics, so it wasn’t that exciting”

“So I guess it was a cool experience, obviously being in the White House as a first time, it’s always wonderful. But I’m not one for the politics, so it wasn’t that exciting.”

Trump then turned to the players behind him and questioned whether women could play on the men’s team, prompting Juventus Chief Damien Comolli to respond tactfully by praising the accomplishments of the Italian side’s women’s squad, who had recently won their respective league title.

Meanwhile, Weah could make a return to Celtic Park next season. Juventus qualified for the Champions League after a season’s absence from Europe’s elite club competition. The Hoops will have to negotiate a two-legged qualifying round in August to secure a £40 million jackpot.

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