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Matthew Fulton

Albian Ajeti struggles away from Celtic continue as he outlines injury return date and 'high demands'

Albian Ajeti admits he has 'high demands' on himself as the Celtic loanee's struggles continue with Sturm Graz.

The Swiss international came with a hefty price in the summer of 2020 as then Celtic boss Neil Lennon shelved out around £4.5m for his services on a four-year deal but it was reported the forward had taken a pay cut from Premier League side West Ham to make the move to Glasgow. For Ajeti, it didn't quite work out at Parkhead with nine goals in 48 appearances during his spell so far.

Since the arrival of Ange Postecoglou, the 26-year-old has been pushed further down the pecking order and sealed a loan move to the Austrian outfit last year with the hope of more game time and goals. But Ajeti has managed just three strikes this season with a muscle injury causing the striker some issues.

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But the forward admits he has 'high demands' on himself to improve his luck but still wants to turn his spell in to a success before a potential return to Glasgow.

He told the club's website: "I currently have a slightly larger muscle injury and it was almost exactly two weeks ago. I'm making very good progress together with the medical department and I'm working hard on my comeback.

"In the next two to three weeks I want to be 100 percent operational again, you can't say that exactly, but that's my goal.

"I have high goals, demands on myself and on the team and also on the team itself. We work a lot and function as a team on and off the pitch. We still have a lot planned for this season and will try to do the best we can in the league and cup. In two or three months we will all know more."

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