Celtic snapped up winger Maryan Shved in the January transfer window.
Celtic new boy Maryan Shved has told Zbirna in Ukraine that he doesn’t think Scottish football is quite as rough as people make out – and praised the Parkhead atmosphere.
Whilst Celtic bolstered their squad for now with loan signings like Timothy Weah, Oliver Burke and Jeremy Toljan in January, they also looked to the future.
Striker Vakoun Issouf Bayo is a long-term investment, American duo Manny Perez and Andrew Gutman are players for years to come and winger Shved was signed from – and loaned back to – Karpaty Lviv.
Ex-Sevilla man Shved has been in blistering form this season, racking up eight goals and three assists in just 17 league outings, sparking Celtic’s interest.
Shved signed without Brendan Rodgers knowing too much about him, but at just 21 he looks to be a player that Celtic can develop over the coming years.
For now, Shved will be seeing out the season with Karpaty Lviv before linking up with Celtic in the summer, and he has shared his thoughts on all things Bhoys.
Shved has told Zbirna that he doesn’t think all the pre-conceptions about Scottish football are true, in terms of its physicality, and believes that Celtic wouldn’t have signed him if they had any doubts about him handling the style.
Shved added that he thought Parkhead had a ‘very cool atmosphere’ having watched one game there, and feels that it’s an experience that can hardly be put into words.
“I think there are many stereotypes about Scottish football, not all of them are true. Ukrainian football is also tough, because the player’s physical attributes are the most important here. And yet, to be logical, would Celtic pay attention to me if they thought I would not handle this physicality? Maybe not. In the end, let’s see. It’s hard to say something now.”
“A very cool atmosphere. The Scottish style of supporting is definitely different to others. It’s hard to talk about it, it’s better to see with your own eyes,” he added.
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