Ex-Celtic loan star Daniel Arzani ‘weighing up move to Premiership rivals' on free transfer
He revealed his time at Parkhead left him not feeling like a footballer anymore
CHANGE OF HEART Ex-Celtic loan star Daniel Arzani 'weighing up move to Premiership rivals' on free transfer
DANIEL ARZANI'S time at Celtic was an absolute nightmare.
But the Australia international could be set for a second crack at Scottish football.
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Daniel Arzani was stretchered off on his Celtic debut
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He's rebuilt his career back in Australia
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Arzani, 26, joined Celtic on a two-year loan deal in August 2018.
The move came just over a week after he had joined English Premier League giants Manchester City from fellow City Group club Melbourne City.
Aged just 19 at the time, Arzani was a huge prospect.
Unfortunately, injury would completely and utterly wreck his spell with the Hoops.
Brendan Rodgers gave him his first team debut on October 31, 2018 in a Scottish Premiership clash with Dundee.
He came on as a 57th minute substitute for fellow Australian Tom Rogic but would last just 21 minutes.
Arzani suffered a horror injury, one that turned out to be a torn ACL.
It kept him out for the best part of a year.
Arzani fought back and returned to first team action in January 2020, appearing in a Scottish Cup tie against Partick Thistle.
That would end up being his second and final Celtic appearance.
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A series of unfruitful loans followed, with Arzani spending time at Utrecht, AGF and Lommel.
He left Manchester City in 2022 and returned to Australia with Macarthur FC.
Arzani finally found regular football and after just one year with the club he moved to Melbourne Victory where he's enjoyed a solid couple of years.
More than five years on from his Parkhead nightmare, Arzani could be set for another crack at Scottish football.
ESPN's Mark Donaldson is reporting that he's weighing up a move to Hearts.
Arzani is out of contract at the end of the season and would be available on a free transfer.
New Jambos boss Derek McInnes has been busy bolstering his squad already and is keen to add depth to the winger position.
Early last year, Arzani candidly opened up on his struggles in Scottish football.
He revealed how his injury hell left him feeling like he "wasn't a footballer anymore."
Arzani told A-League's All Access: "I was just in the gym and in the physio room so I didn't see the pitch for like five months.
"I'm all the way on the other side of the world. I'm 19, I've moved here to play football. It's all I've done my whole life and I'm not getting a chance to do it all.
"You see your friends, they're going out on the pitch every day. They're playing, they're playing well and you see everyone succeed and you're not even getting a chance.
"I had a couple of unsuccessful loan moves and things weren't going to plan. I just felt like I was beating my head against a brick wall because I was working so hard to make things happen but it just wasn't falling into place."
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