Joe Hart has now hinted that David Moyes was behind Celtic winger Sead Haksabanovic flopping with West Ham United. Many at the Irons expected he would have a ‘huge future’.
The 23-year-old joined Hart at Parkhead last year and has enjoyed a steady first year under Ange Postecoglou. But Haksabanovic’s efforts for the Hoops have shown the potential that fell through the cracks in east London. He only made two senior appearances for the Irons.
West Ham bet big on Haksabanovic’s potential in August 2017 after paying Swedish outfit Halmstads £3m for the then-18-year-old. Yet while Hart believes the Montenegro forward charmed many at the London Stadium under Slaven Bilic, he fell to the fringes with Moyes.
Celtic signed Sead Haksabanovic two years after West Ham cut their losses
Haksabanovic would spend three years on the books at West Ham but only spent the first year at the club. The Irons cast the forward off on loan to Malaga in 2018 before returning to Sweden with Norrkoping. The Allsvenskan side would make his loan permanent in 2020.
One year later and Haksabanovic was on the move again as Rubin Kazan came calling. Yet after a brief return to Sweden on loan to Djurgarden, the Russian outfit accepted a heavy loss. Celtic paid just £2.5m for Haksabanovic last summer, having cost Rubin Kazan £5.5m.
Haksabanovic has since offered Celtic four goals and two assists in 17 Premiership outings under Postecoglou. He has also started in five of his appearances totalling 577 minutes. He only played 71 minutes across two appearances for West Ham with just nine under Moyes.
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Joe Hart believes David Moyes replacing Slaven Bilic saw Sead Haksabanovic flop
Hart has now claimed that Moyes replacing Bilic at West Ham contributed to Haksabanovic flopping whilst the Celtic stars featured in east London. The goalkeeper captained the Irons in the winger’s only game for the Hammers under the Scot in the FA Cup at Wigan Athletic.
“I loved him straight away as a person,” Hart said, via the Glasgow Times. “He’s a really hard-working guy, really humble guy with a great edge to him and he starred often daily in training – especially under Slaven Bilic. We all felt like he had a huge future at West Ham.
“David Moyes then came in and had different feelings towards him and a few of us. But that’s football, that’s how it works. He’s gone out, he’s worked hard and I was really, really happy to hear that he was going to be linked with this club to see his development.
“I’m not surprised that he’s at the level he’s at. Like I say, he’s first and foremost a really hard-working player and there’s an awful lot of talent.”
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