Celtic's Benjamin Nygren says he is having the best season of his career with Martin O'Neill's team and has left the door open to leaving Celtic Park.
After spending more than three years at FC Nordsjælland, the Sweden international moved to Celtic in June 2025.
In his final season in Denmark, he scored 16 goals and four assists in 32 matches. This convinced Celtic to take a bet on him when Brendan Rodgers was in charge.
He scored five goals and four assists in 16 matches for Celtic under Rodgers, who left the club in October. That time, Nygren said He was 'saddened' by Rodgers' decision to leave.
O'Neill used him in the middle of the pitch and as an attacking midfielder, and he scored 11 goals and two assists under his orders.
He has 19 goals and seven assists in 48 games for Celtic and the numbers in the league are shown below.
- Expected target: 10.78
- Expected assists: 5.82
- Big chances created: 7
- Key passes per game: 1.1
- Shots on goal per game: 1.1
- Successful dribble: 0.7
- Interceptions per game: 0.5
- Tackles per game: 0.9
- possession won [final third]: 0.8
Celtic player dreams of moving to the top league
sportbladet Interviewed Benjamin Nygren to discuss his season so far with the Bhoys and other topics.
"It's been a really good season for me personally. The best of my career and I feel I've been given exactly the role I wanted at Celtic. I can be creative from my position in midfield, create a lot going forward and personally it's been a good season," He said.
“It is a bit difficult from a team point of view, but we are hopeful and confident that we will win the league this year.”
The 24-year-old's versatility and overall performances for Celtic have sparked transfer links.
The newspaper mentions Manchester United as the rumored club, and these links please the player. In fact, he leaves the door open for a move away from Celtic in the future.
"It's really just fun and a sign that you've done something good. I'm always humble, I'm always working hard to get better every day and I really enjoy Celtic." Nigren explained.
"But like every other footballer, I have a dream to progress as far as possible in football and play in the biggest league."
Sweden contracts, prices and agent information
Although he has expressed a desire to move on a big break, Celtic's stance on his potential sale is not yet known.
Benjamin Nygren's contract is until 2030, and his value, accordingly transfer marketWhen he joined Celtic he cost €6m. This increased to €6.5m in December and to €10m in March.
Agency HCM Sports Management represents the Celtic player, who is managed by agents Hasan Cetinkaya and Ali Dursun. He has a long list of clients, and includes Arsenal's Victor Gyöckeres and Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong.
