Carl Starfelt has completed his transfer exit to Celta Vigo.
The Swedish defender, 28, has penned a deal with the La Liga club after interest was revealed at the weekend.
Starfelt has signed a four-year deal with the Spanish club.
A Celtic statement read: "After two full seasons with Celtic, Carl Starfelt has left the club to join La Liga side RC Celta.
"The Swedish central defender joined the Hoops in July 2021 from Rubin Kazan and played 87 times for the Hoops, scoring three times.
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"He leaves having won five domestic honours during his time at Paradise, including last season's historic Treble.
"Everyone at Celtic wishes Carl Starfelt every success in his future career."
On Starfelt's exit, Brendan Rodgers had previously commented:Ā āIf you look at the bigger picture of it Iām pretty sure in life Iāve made decisions based on my family. Heās obviously in a really strong relationship and we all make decisions based on relationships or family.
āSometimes you have to compromise. But then, if youāre in a place or a time when you donāt have to compromise then, if you can do something about it you may well do.
āHeās clearly in a really strong relationship. He was very honest with me when I came in. We had a good sit down and chat about it. And I totally understand where heās coming from.Ā
āHeās also getting the chance to go to La Liga because, when most players leave here - and even to my own extent - youāre not leaving Celtic, youāre leaving the league. Itās not Celtic youāre leaving.
āI left Celtic for the league, the competition. Iāve come back for Celtic, not the league.Ā
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āYoung guys like Carl are not leaving Celtic, they are leaving the league to then go and play in La Liga with a greater financial package.
āAnd then, aligned to that, is a relationship that heās very, very happy in. Itās a short life, especially as a footballer, and we have to respect that.Ā
āIf it all goes through then, in his time here, heās been a really good servant to the club. He had a really good partnership with Cameron Carter-Vickers for two years and heāll leave here as a fantastic player who won honours.ā
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