FORGOTTEN Celtic defender Gustaf Lagerbielke has hinted he wants to turn his loan move to Twente Enschede into a permanent one after revealing he barely has any contact with the Hoops.
And he reckons the noise generated by Twente fans can be compared to an Old Firm showdown.
Gustaf Lagerbielke has been enjoying himself in the Netherlands[/caption]
He’s seemingly out of the picture at Parkhead[/caption]
The Swedish international has impressed with Twente since his loan move at the start of the season.
However, Twente failed to include an option to buy in the deal and would have to negotiate a transfer fee with the Scottish champions.
But Lagerbielke, who still has two-and-a-half years left of his Parkhead deal, admits he’s loving his time in the Netherlands.
He said: “I don’t hear much from Celtic, they probably have other things on their minds.
“Me too. I’m concentrating on Twente
“I’ll wait and see. Everything is still open. In football, it’s not always the player himself who can make decisions.
“But I’m happy here and the club is great for me. I enjoy playing here, the family feeling, the atmosphere in De Grolsch Veste.
“The supporters push us forward. When we played Besiktas, the stadium came to a boiling point.
“The noise that evening was comparable to the Old Firm.
“A big goal for me is to play the World Cup with Sweden next year. I was in the squad last time, but the competition is big.
“If I continue to play well here, I will also get my chances in the national team. I choose my route very consciously. You become wiser from every move.
“I think I have lived in six cities in the last six years. You learn a lot from that, living in different places. That is also a driving force for me as a professional footballer: I want to discover new environments, see something of the world, get to know other cultures.
“I like Enschede very much. Everything works, the people are open and friendly. They speak good English.
“I could also have gone back to Swedish football in the summer, but I was far from done abroad. I still want to achieve so much.”
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