Defender Carl Starfeldt has admitted he had hoped his move from Celtic to Celta Vigo would have gone better than it current has.
The defender has been speaking to Fotboll Direkt, where he admitted he had different ideas after leaving Brendan Rodgers’ side in the summer.
Starfeldt brought an end to a two year stay with Celtic in the summer after moving to Celtic Park from Rubin Kazan in July 2021.
He decided to head to Spain and link up with Rafa Benitez at Celta Vigo, joining them in a €5m move that assured that Celtic got their money back.
He was joining a side who had finished 13th in La Liga last season, just three points away from the relegation zone and Valladolid, who went down in 18th place on 40 points.
The hope had been that the hire of Benitez could lead to a more stable future, but they instead find themselves 17th, five points ahead of 18th placed Cadiz after 29 games.
Benitez has already been removed from his position and the defender admits he had envisioned something different when leaving Celtic.
“It has felt good for me, but I had no expectations when I arrived, but of course we meet very good players every week in Spain, which develops you incredibly much,” he said.
“I am happy with my own season, but I had hoped that it would go better for the team.
“We will do everything we can to secure our league status. There are nine games left but it’s still only five points down, it can go fast in football… but really, I don’t think we should be down there at all, we have too good a team. So, I hope we stay and do better next season.”
