Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan admits they had to fight off attention from Celtic to land new manager Roberto Martinez.
"They were really disappointed that they've not been able to get him," said Whelan.
"Celtic had a big interest in Roberto.
"He told me 'Celtic have approached me'. But he told me there was only one team he wanted to go to - Wigan."
The Hoops turned their attention to Martinez after failing to land Burnley boss Owen Coyle.
But the former Motherwell star insists he wasn't even close to taking the Parkhead job.
He said: "This was the only job that could have taken me from Wales (Swansea City).
"There was interest from clubs in Spain and Celtic, but I never looked into them, although their interest is very flattering."