Ex Celtic winger Sead Haksabanovic has slammed one of the club's doctors for a procedure that would have been stupid.
The attacker joined the Parkhead club in the summer of 2022 for around £1m from Russian side Rubin Kazan.
Ultimately, though, his time in Glasgow's east end didn't go to plan. After only a year at Celtic, Haksbanovic was sent out on loan to Stoke City after a social media outburst which got a dig at his lack of game time shortly after Brendan Rodgers' return to the club.
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The 25-year-old permanently left the Scottish Premiership champions last summer, joining Swedish side Malmo for a club-record fee.
The Montenegrin recently opened up on an injury setback he experienced during his Celtic spell, explaining how one of the club's doctors wanted to remove part of his groin: "He (the doctor) thought I should cut off a piece of the groin, which we didn't think sounded good," Haksabanovic told Aftonbladet (via SunSport).
"So it's lucky they didn't do it.
"The groin wasn't the problem. So that would have been stupid."
Since his move to Sweden, Haksabanovic hasn't set the heather alight and currently remains out with an infection: "I had mycoplasma," he said.
"I've never been as sick as I was then. I have been sick for three weeks.
"It got to the point that I couldn't sleep at night because I was coughing so much.
"Of course, it has been sad. You know that they (Malmo) have invested a lot of money in me, and you want to give something back and do what you are good at.
"I am good on the pitch. But injuries are part of football and it has helped me to get into the team in a different way."
