CELTIC star Sead Haksabanovic has completed a deadline day loan move to Stoke City.
The 24-year-old Hoops star – who hinted that his time at the club was coming to an end with a post on social media – had been subject to serious interest from PAOK in Greece.
But we told you how Stoke City had launched an 11th hour to move to hijack the deal.
And that’s where he’s heading after former Hamilton boss Alex Neil sealed the deal.
It’s an initial season-long loan – with no indication as yet of an option to buy.
They have big ambitions of returning to the Premier League at Stoke – words from his old West Ham clubmate Marko Arnautovic helping convince the Montenegro star that Stoke was the right choice for his next move as he sought more game time.
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Haksabanovic, who travelled south to seal the deal, said: “I played with Marko Arnautovic before and he told me a lot of good things about the club.
“He said it was a family club, that he loved it here and enjoyed his football here.
“I feel like a new experience and challenge will be good for me at this stage of my career.
“I know I will have to be at my best to play and I am ready and motivated to show what I can do and achieve good things here.”
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Technical director Ricky Martin said: “Sead carries wide-ranging experiences from his time playing across Europe and adds a different dimension to our attacking options.
We know that, to be successful in the Championship, we need players capable of breaking down defences in a variety of different ways, as well as depth of squad to see us through the season.
“We believe the attacking options we have been able to secure during this transfer window will help us in being an exciting side to watch, as well as helping us achieve our ambitions on the field.
“Sead has a big part to play in that, we are thankful to Celtic for the opportunity to take him on loan and we wish him well for his time at the bet365 Stadium.”
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