I didn’t get a chance- Marian Shved speaks out about his Celtic future

Marian Shved hopes that he can spend next season at Mechelen.

The winger is another of those strange recent Celtic signings who is waiting to find out what his future holds after having more playing time away from the club.

Towards the end of the January 2019 transfer window Celtic completed a deal with Karpaty Lviv for the winger. Shved immediately went back to Karpaty on loan with Brendan Rodgers quitting Celtic for Leicester a month later.

A debut goal away to Nomme Kalju proved to be something of a false alarm with the winger managing two more brief substitute appearances before the season went into Lockdown in March 2020.

Shved seemed to have a patchy season on loan at Mechelen but told Ukrainian website Tribuna that he is hoping to return to the Belgian side:

I am pleased with the last season, because again I felt the rhythm of the game and confidence in my abilities. I didn’t manage to adapt quickly enough to the new club Mechelen and the Belgian championship, but being here made me stronger both mentally and in terms of play.

As a result, I got a chance that I did not have at Celtic. My loan is ending and I would like to stay and play at Mechelen. I feel the confidence of the coach and confidence in my abilities. And without trust, no footballer can play.

I will do my best to get called up to the national team again but for this you need to continue to have constant playing practice and make effective actions.

Shved has been left out of the Ukraine squad for the European Championships, his Celtic contract runs until June 2023.

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