‘Pitiful’ Gustaf Lagerbielke lampooned as Celtic man suffers transfer audit that flies in face of Twente millions.

The Swedish centre back is currently on a season-long loan in the Eredivisie.

FC Twente has been urged to cancel a permanent deal with ‘pitiful’ Celtic misfit Gustaf Lagerbielke.

The Swedish international joined the Dutch club on a season-long loan last summer after making only 10 appearances under Brendan Rodgers in his debut season at Parkhead following his £3 million move from Elfsborg.

However, the Hoops chose not to include a fixed option in the deal that would allow Twente to buy the player outright at the end of the season, with the club hoping that a bidding war next summer will allow them to recoup the seven-figure fee paid to bring the defender to Glasgow.

Lagerbielke has made 29 appearances for Twente and is a teammate of Rangers flop Sam Lammers.

Twente’s technical advisor Jan Streuer revealed in February that the club would be interested in turning Lagerbielke’s loan into a permanent transfer, but he also stated that the ball is firmly in Celtic’s court.

However, according to reports in the Netherlands, the Dutch side may have been priced out of a move for Lagerbielke, and Twente has been told to abandon plans to keep Lagerbielke after the season ends.

Tijmen van Wissing, an outspoken RTV Oost Sport reporter, believes that a permanent deal for the towering centre back is not worth pursuing.

He wrote on X, “He was rightly put in the spotlight a little in December and January.”

“He did well at right central back, but I don’t see any reason to bring him in right now.

“He brings you very little in terms of football. It makes you nervous; it’s pitiful how he hits balls over the sideline.

“With the current rate, I wouldn’t put any energy into a new contract for Lagerbielke.”

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