£3m Celtic loan star reveals he DOESN'T want to return to Parkhead in summer despite having three years left on contract
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CELTIC outcast defender Gustaf Lagerbielke has confirmed he wants to stay at Twente Enschede after his successful loan spell.
Swedish stopper Lagerbielke has been a revelation for Twente this season, but the Dutch side have previously said they would struggle to match Celtic's asking price of a reported £2 million to land him permanently.
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Gustaf Lagerbielke in action for Twente
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He scored a winner in the Champions League for Celtic
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Brendan Rodgers deemed him surplus to requirements quickly
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Twente have four games left in the Eredivisie this season before Lagerbielke is due to return to Parkhead, where he still has three years left on his long-term deal.
But he's admitted he would prefer to stay in the Netherlands next season too.
He said: "If we make it into Europe, Twente will have more money to spend. The same applies if Twente sells players in the summer.
"So it's up to the technical directors of Celtic and Twente to reach an agreement about me.
"I want to play and I feel good in the Netherlands. I can certainly imagine my future being here."
The 25-year-old has made 28 appearances for Twente since his loan move in August.
He appeared regularly in the side's Europa League campaign which saw them face Manchester United and Besiktas amongst others in the group stage.
But they couldn't get past the competition's surprise package Bodo/Glimt in the knockout play-offs.
The defender joined Celtic in the summer of 2023 for a reported three to four million pound fee from homeland side IF Elfsborg.
He appeared in five consecutive league games after joining including in a 1-0 away win over rivals Rangers, but quickly fell out of Brendan Rodgers' plans and only went on to play another five before his loan move.
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One memory he can take from his short time though is scoring a late winner against Feyenoord in the Champions League.
The man who was once a target of giants Ajax has previously hinted he'd like to make his Twente stay a permanent one as a way of better developing himself and fighting his way in to the Swedish national team.
January's transfer window this season saw reports that his temporary team were looking to secure his signature for the long term for a little shy of the current asking price.
It seems as though the Hoops are prepared to cut their losses to some extent on the stopper deemed surplus to requirements.
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