“It just hasn't worked out” – Journalist now tips Celtic summer exit for £18k-p/w “problem”

Celtic striker Albian Ajeti doesn’t have a ‘future’ at the club after enduring another difficult season, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke.

The 25-year-old arrived at Parkhead in August 2020 after completing a £5 million move from West Ham United, but his time at the club has not gone to plan since.

Ajeti established a solid reputation for himself across Europe after registering 43 goals and 21 assists in 96 appearances across all competitions for boyhood club FC Basel.

The forward also fired his side to a league title and a Swiss Cup during his time at the St. Jakob-Park stadium, earning himself a switch to the Premier League.

However, after a single season with West Ham, in which he failed to start a single top-flight fixture, score a goal or provide an assist, he was offloaded to Celtic for a £3m loss.

But Ajeti has been unable to get his career back on track in Scottish football, playing second fiddle to a variety of different strikers during his time at the club.

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Despite finding the back of the net on five occasions and setting up another strike in his opening six league games for Celtic, the Switzerland international ended last term with his six goals and four assists to his name.

And things got even worse in 2021/22. The arrival of Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda and Giorgos Giakoumakis limited Ajeti to just 552 minutes of first-team action across all competitions.

O’Rourke believes Ajeti, who earns £18,000-per-week, is unlikely to get a ‘look in’ at Celtic given the level of competition and that it’s ‘probably best for both parties’ if he moves on this summer.

He told GiveMeSport: “I don’t think there’s any real future for him at Celtic