Celtic could be set to offload misfit striker Albian Ajeti for good after Sturm Graz revealed they will soon open talks about signing the Swiss in a £2.1 million deal.
Ajeti moved on the last day of the summer transfer window with the Austrian club securing him on a season-long loan with an option to buy him on a long-term deal. Ajeti cost Celtic £5m in 2020 from West Ham, but he only managed to score eight league goals in two seasons and had no future under Ange Postecoglou. But he will still have a year left on his contract if and when he returns to Scotland.
However, Sturm Graz remain in the hunt for an Austrian Bundesliga and cup double and Ajeti is a key player for them and starts most weeks, despite only scoring three goals for the club since his arrival. Now sports director Andreas Schicker has confirmed the timescale for a decision to be made about the 26-year-old. He said: "The situation with Albian Ajeti is still open.
"Fortunately, we can still exercise the purchase option after the end of the season and therefore we want to wait for a few more games before we enter into an exchange with Celtic. We have a couple of players that we have purchase options with. We have to react as a club by being well-prepared.
"Next season it will be important that we have a certain continuity. As of today, I am not afraid that there will be a major upheaval for the next campaign.”
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