Sead Haksabanovic looks to be on the move in January.
Brought to Celtic by Ange Postecoglou in 2023, the Montenegro international made 40 appearances in his first season in Glasgow, contributing to an already-loaded Hoops attack.
Brendan Rodgers arrived the following season, discarding Haksabanovic from his plans. After spending a year on loan at Stoke City, he moved to Malmo in Sweden.
After 18 months there, he’s now back on the market following the end of the Swedish season, during which he scored four goals.
And as a man of many clubs – nine, to be exact – he could be making his first move outside of Europe.
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Ex-Celtic man Sead Haksabanovic could leave Malmo
According to Fotbollskanalen, Haksabanovic is considering a ‘lucrative offer’ from South Korea.
The identity of the club isn’t named, but it would potentially see the ex-Celtic man follow in the footsteps of international teammate Stefan Mugoša, one of the most prolific strikers in the country.
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Haksabanovic, who broke through in Sweden, made the move back to Scandinavia for a fee of £1.7 million.
He has featured in the Europa League this season, in which Malmo sit second-bottom in the League Phase.
He could’ve been reunited with former boss Postecoglou in their clash with Nottingham Forest, had the Aussie’s spell at Forest not gone so disastrously.
West Ham paid £2.6 million for an 18-year-old Haksabanovic in 2017. He spent a year on the fringes at the Hammers before moving on loan to Malaga.
That move was cut short, allowing him to return to Sweden on loan. He earned a £5.2 million move to Rubin Kazan in Russia after returning to form at Norrkoping.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine led him to move back to Sweden again, this time joining Djugardens on loan. It was there that he caught the eyes of Celtic.
A brace against Dundee United and a well-taken winner against Ross County were among his highlights during his time in Glasgow.
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Sead Haksabanovic on his Celtic spell
In an interview with The Celtic Way in March last year, Haksabanovic reflected candidly on the end of his Celtic career.
He said: “He told me, even before Kilmarnock that I was not a part of his plan going forward.
“In the first games of the season, I was not even in the squad, but then Oh Hyeon-gyu picked up an injury, so I was on the bench, despite the manager telling me I was not in his plans.
“I explained to him that I was 24, and that I needed to play, either on loan or on a permanent transfer – I needed to think about myself and getting game time.
“He said he would help me with that, but I did not feel like I got the help from him that he promised me – while the board were saying one thing, and he was saying another thing.
“It was mixed signals for me, so I did not really know what was going on, as the board did not want to accept any of the bids from other teams that were on the table.
“The moment of realisation was when we played Athletic Club for James Forrest’s testimonial, and the manager switched the whole team, but I didn’t play.
“I knew that I would not get any minutes, so I looked to leave on loan to get some game time, in order to come back a better player.
“I wanted to be at Celtic and play for Celtic, but when the manager told me that I was not part of his plan, I got sad – but that’s football, and you need to keep going.”
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