Gary Caldwell has revealed he was sold by Celtic against boss Tony Mowbray's wishes, reports the Scottish Sun. The 27-year-old Scotland star joined Wigan in a £1million deal on Wednesday.
He insisted Mowbray wanted to keep him - with Celts chief executive Peter Lawwell and majority shareholder Dermot Desmond the men behind his departure.
Caldwell said: "You have to ask Peter and Dermot if they underestimated me as a footballer.
"They judged me and their judgement was a little bit off from mine.
"I have no regrets - I had three and a half years there and they were great for me. Hopefully I was good for them.
"But the boss had one opinion and the club had a different one. I think the club won in the end."
Caldwell had hoped to sign a new deal with the Hoops but the club refused to bow to his £18,000-a- week wage demands.
He'll earn £25,000- a-week with Wigan after penning a four-and-a-half-year deal.
He said: "The gaffer told me at different times he wanted me to stay.
"Ultimately we came to a crossroads and it went the wrong way for me and my future at Celtic.
"There was one negotiation between my agent and Peter."
Mowbray has seen ten players leave since last summer.
Caldwell added: "Whether he wanted to keep me or Robbo, ultimately we are not at the club any more."