The player Celtic sold in the summer is now the best in...

The player Celtic sold in the summer is now the best in Europe at clearances, better than Virgil van Dijk.

Given that one of their former players has developed into one of Europe’s top defenders, Celtic appears to have made a grave mistake during the summer transfer window.

During the transfer window, Carl Starfelt was permitted to leave the team and sign with Celta Vigo.

Many questioned why the move was approved, particularly considering that Celtics had Cameron Carter-Vickers sidelined due to injury.

In act, Starfelt left for personal reasons—he just thought it was the right thing to do, and it appears to be working out well for him.

The Swedish international is currently the greatest defensive clearance maker in Europe, according to football stats website FBRef.

Starfelt has cleared 80 balls for Celta Vigo so far for the La Liga team, which is 16 more than Virgil van Dijk (54), nearly twice as many as Newcastle United’s Fabian Schar (42) and 16 more than Kurt Zouma of West Ham (64).

Starfelt has only failed to tackle a player who was dribbling towards him five times, and he is also the sixth best in Europe at blocking shots on target.

Starfelt has also made ten tackles that have resulted in his own team regaining possession of the ball, and he has only made two mistakes this season that have allowed the opposition to get a shot on goal.

Carl Starfelt was unfairly labeled as a bomb scare by certain Celtic supporters and was nearly demonized by the Scottish media.

These are the hard facts about his tenure at Celtic. Starfelt teamed up with Cameron Carter-Vickers in defense as Celtic went undefeated.

In addition, he won five of the six trophies and played a significant role in Celtic’s eighth domestic treble. I think Celtic made a grave error by allowing him to depart.

The one silver lining is that it has given Liam Scales the opportunity to emerge from the shadows and establish himself as a vital member of Brendan Rodgers’ first team.

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