Jozo Simunovic, the Celtic centre back, has confirmed that he has agreed to become the first player to switch his international allegiances from Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has become frustrated at having been overlooked by Croatia, despite having represented the country of his birth from Under-14s level through to Under-21s.

He is eligible to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina because of his ancestry, despite having been born and raised in the Croatian capital, Zagreb.

He was approached by Mehmed Bazdarevic, the Bosnia and Herzegovina manager, to switch nations because he has never been capped by Croatia.

And he has revealed that he has made the decision which will shock football supporters in both former Yugoslav states.

Simunovic, left, said of the hugely