Aab Aalborg are reported to be interested in taking Oliver Abildgaard on loan.
The midfielder joined Celtic just before the summer Transfer Window closed but has yet to start a competitive match.
With Tomoki Iwata signing on a permanent basis last week and Aaron Mooy kicking on since the World Cup Finals it is difficult to see Abildgaard forcing his way into the Celtic side with a less hectic fixture schedule coming up.
The Sun reports:
He’s yet to make any kind of impact and has failed to even start a game for Ange Postecoglou in any competition – he’s come off the bench on six occasions in the league and he also came on in the Bernabeu against Real Madrid in Celtic’s heavy defeat in the Champions League.
But he hasn’t featured since coming on for the final ten minutes in a 2-1 win at Fir Park at the start of last month, although he was an unused sub against Rangers at Ibrox this week.
Reports in Russia suggested Celtic would be prepared to cut short his loan deal and send him back to Rubin Kazan, who are keen to either loan him out again or sell him.
And Aalborg outfit AaB have made enquiries about whether Abildgaard would be interested in a return to his former club in Denmark, where he spent five years before moving to Russia.
However, Abildgaard is believed to be keen to explore all his options before committing to a move back to his homeland.
Callum McGregor’s two month absence could have been the opening that Abildgaard needed but Ange Postecoglou dropped Matt O’Riley into a deeper role with David Turnbull and Aaron Mooy getting increased game time alongside Reo Hatate.
Abildgaard is under contract with Rubin Kazan until May 2024 but it seems unlikely that he will be returning to his parent club who have been relegated to the Second Division of the Russian League.
As well as Abildgaard Celtic could also be looking to move on James McCarthy and Yosuke Ideguchi this month.
