Celtic striker Albian Ajeti scored his fifth goal of the season in the 3-0 win over Hibernian yesterday afternoon. However, the Swiss international’s game was cut short as he had to be taken off just a couple of minutes after getting on the scoresheet.
The £5m summer signing from West Ham has started the season in excellent form and supporters on Twitter are hoping that the forward can return from injury very soon:
Hoping he’s not out for long!
— J ???????? (@Jonaldo_92) September 27, 2020
He looks to be an incredible acquisition.
— Sean Whitworth (@TheYeti88) September 27, 2020
I like the cut of the big mans jib will be a star for us hopefully he can get back on the park sooner rather than@later
— eddie o.donnell (@edthebal) September 27, 2020
Playing much better than Edouard atm 2.
— Alan Baker (@AlanBak98591872) September 27, 2020
He is just going to get even better with more game time?
— burnsybhoy????????? (@bomber77oy77) September 27, 2020
Great signing ?? pic.twitter.com/EM59H4MaMV
— Susie Russell ???????????????? (@susier1973) September 27, 2020
A goal every 48 minutes, I can't remember the last time we had a striker with such a good start to their time with us.
— John McCole ??????? ?? ?? ? (@Cole9Mc) September 27, 2020
Very good player. Also holds the ball up well
— Gavin McPhee (@gavin_mcphee) September 28, 2020
After the game, Hoops boss Neil Lennon provided an update on Ajeti’s situation, stating that he is hopeful that the 23-year-old won’t be out for longer than two weeks:
“Ajeti looks like a hamstring strain, so hopefully that will only be a couple of weeks. It’s unfortunate because he is in great goal-scoring form and we will definitely miss him.”
Considering Odsonne Edouard‘s worrying dip in form, the injury to Ajeti will be a blow to Celtic. Fans will be hoping that others can chip in with a few goals during his absence, with Edouard also, hopefully, getting back to his best in the intervening period.
The Hoops face Sarajevo in the Europa League on Thursday, followed by a trip to St Johnstone this weekend.