David Moyes and the two Celtic stars he snubbed as 'huge' West Ham potential finds its way to Parkhead

He had both of them on his West Ham United books - but it's a what could have been story when it comes to David Moyes and two current Celtic stars.

Joe Hart spent time on loan at the Premier League side during the 2017-18 season, just when a young Sead Haksabanovic was emerging onto the scene. The latter had joined on a five-year deal for seven figures and was highly rated around the club in Hart's only Hammers season. Slaven Bilic had brought both into the system but Moyes' arrival in November of that term was not good news for either. For starters, their Man City loanee had been their number one but was replaced by Adrian soon after the Scotsman's arrival.

Haksabanovic was out on loan to Malaga the following summer and Hart's loan was not turned permanent, with the latter reckoning football has a way of working itself out, both now big parts of Ange Postecoglou's Celtic plans. The former England number one said: "I loved him as a player (Haksabanovic).

"Respectfully, I didn't know who he was in terms of his background. But I loved him straight away as a person, he's really hard working.

"He is a really humble guy with a great edge to him. He starred daily in training especially under Slaven and we all felt he had a huge future at West Ham.

"David Moyes came in and had different feelings towards him and a few of us. But that is football and how it works, I am not surprised at the level he's at and there's a lot more to come."