ing ▁defeat , ▁losing ▁ 0 – 3 . ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁loan ▁was ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁end , ▁Jean - Mich el ▁A ulas ▁told ▁L ' É quipe ▁" It ' s ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁player ▁will ▁stay ▁with ▁us . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁half ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁people ▁like ▁him . ▁We ▁were ▁satisfied ▁by ▁his ▁performances ▁and ▁when ▁we ' ve ▁taken ▁a ▁decision ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁coach , ▁we ' ll ▁see ▁if ▁he ▁can ▁continue ▁with ▁us ." ▁ ▁C elt ic ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁C ros as ▁joined ▁C elt ic ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 4 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁rising ▁to ▁£ 1 . 6   mill ion ▁depending ▁on ▁appearances , ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁four - year ▁contract . ▁Barcelona ▁retained ▁a ▁£ 1 . 6 5   mill ion ▁buy - back ▁option ▁which ▁took ▁effect ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁season ▁ 2 0 0 9 / 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁par aded ▁at ▁C elt ic ▁Park ▁before ▁the ▁match ▁with ▁St ▁Mir ren . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁Scott ▁Brown ▁against ▁F alk irk ▁at ▁C elt ic ▁Park ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁against ▁Mother well ▁at ▁Fir ▁Park . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁October , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁man ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁for ▁his ▁performance ▁against