Albian Ajeti's In To Celtic

West Ham United's Albian Ajeti is currently under going a medical ahead of a permanent £5 Million deal to join serial Scottish Champions Celtic.
The on off move gathered momentum after The Hoops manager Neil Lennon personally intervened in order to bring things to fruition, several issues had to be addressed before the player and his representatives would commit to the transfer, principally that they wanted the transfer to be a permanent one as opposed to the one year loan with option to buy that Celtic were seeking.

In addition to the deal's structure was an 'agreement' with regards to first team appearance opportunities, apparently that was mattered more than money or term of contract, to the Swiss International who really didn't get a fair crack of the whip during his one season at the London Stadium.

Acquired from Basle for £8 Million, Ajeti was supposed to be a back up striker to Hammer's record signing Sebastien Haller, unfortunately due to Haller's less than impressive form, Ajeti was never able to be realistically called upon becuse the need for goals was so desperate the club had to rely on Michail Antonio, the Beast, to step in and subsidise Haller's apparent ineptitude.

Of course the glaring error of trying to play Haller up front on his own in the most competitive and ferocious league in the World, compounded Ajeti's lack of opportunity, consequently he found himself with a virtually impossible route on to the first team. He knew the club wouldn't countenance selling Haller given the enormous financial hit they would take if they tried to sell him in the current fiscal climate, he would also have realised that Michail Antonio would be the main man, backed up by Seb Haller, consequently his chances of making the first team proper would be between zero and none.

Although money is desperately tight for David Moyes to even sniff at new transfers, it is believed Moyes and the club's hierarchy would have preferred not to have received the relatively paltry fee of £5 Million, which represents a £3 Million loss over one year, apparently they would have preferred Ajeti to spend one season on loan at the Scottish club in order for his value to increase due to the different level of the League across the border. it was hoped that if he had a really good season with Celtic that his value would increase beyond the original fee paid for him,
and much more!

Alas it was not to be, but Ajeti will feel a bit hard done by when he casts his eyes on some members of the first team squad, especially those who really deserve to be there less than he does, we are sure all Hammers fans will wish him well, after all it wasn't really his fault to have been bamboozled' by the 'Pellegrinophile' everyone else was ! - Ed