Celtic have completed the signing of Sead Haksabanovic on a five-year deal from Russian side Rubin Kazan.
The 23-year-old – who spent three years on the books at West Ham and made two first-team appearances there – was most recently on loan at Djurgardens IF in the Allsvenskan.
He becomes Celtic’s seventh signing of the summer, following deals for Cameron Carter-Vickers, Benjamin Siegrist, Alexandro Bernabei, Jota, Moritz Jenz and Aaron Mooy.
He told Celtic TV: “It feels amazing. What I know about Celtic is only good things and I’m very happy to be here.
‘I heard about it around a month ago and as soon as I heard that Celtic wanted me I said to my agent that he had to make it happen because this is where I want to play.’
“It’s an amazing club with good players, fans and history.
“I’ve been watching some games and I think the team play in the same style as me.
“I’ve been speaking to the manager as well and we had a good chat, speaking about how he sees me as a player and how he wants me to fit into his system and everything sounded good so that was it for me.
“I’m a playmaker with some flair, I’m good in one-on-ones, I have a powerful shot, I’m quick and I’ll give everything for this club.
‘The team are doing great and I want to be part of that and make the fans, the club and myself happy.’
“Of course, I’m very excited to play in the Champions League, it’s the best competition you can play in and that’s a dream for me as a kid, so to see myself playing in that is very cool.”
Haksabanovic is a Montenegro international having made his debut in 2017, scoring once in 18 appearances.
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