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Celina Given All-Clear to Return to Training
Monday, 16th Aug 2021 19:17

Former loanee and Blues summer target Bersant Celina has been given the all-clear to return to training with his heart problem cured.

Celina, 24, who is currently with French second division side Dijon, contracted Covid late in June but returned to his club in mid-July, however, as a result of the virus subsequently developed a heart infection, pericarditis.

As a result he was required to rest for some months. However, Kosovo-based journalist Arlind Sadiku has tweeted that the forward saw a specialist in Norway, the country in which he was brought up, today and was given good news.

“Bersant Celina is in good health,” he wrote. “Today he had a check-up at the cardiologist in Norway and the heart infection (pericarditis) was completely cured.

“This means that Celina will return to training in a few weeks and will continue football career normally.”

Town were in talks with the former loanee about a return to Portman Road for much of the summer

However, the Blues were facing opposition from a number of other clubs for the forward's signature, reportedly including Championship Hull City and Coventry City, and clubs in the Dutch top flight where Celina previously played on loan with FC Twente in 2016/17, but remained interested until the heart problem emerged.

Despite Celina’s green light to return to training, it appears highly unlikely that Town will return to their pursuit during this transfer window, however, a January approach could well be on the cards.

Celina spent 2017/18 on loan with the Blues from Manchester City, making 26 starts and 12 sub appearances, scoring eight times, in a successful spell under Mick McCarthy’s management.


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BlueySwede added 19:21 - Aug 16
Good news! Would have loved to have him back, if he really wanted it himself.
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BurleysGloryDays added 19:25 - Aug 16
Time to come home son!
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raycrawfordswig added 19:27 - Aug 16
Good luck wherever you end up
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Europablue added 19:35 - Aug 16
Great news regardless of whether he comes here, but he'd be welcomed back with open arms.
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Marcus added 19:56 - Aug 16
Great news. Let's hope he can get back to match fitness quickly wherever he ends up playing. Perhaps may be best to no go through a stressful transfer right now unless he's really determined to move, health needs to come first.
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thecheek added 20:08 - Aug 16
If he's anything like the player he was then we should be doing everything possible to get him back

Best attacking player we've had at the club in recent times
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dirtydingusmagee added 20:36 - Aug 16
mmm cant really see this one coming our way, at least not now . Good luck to him anyway .
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Edmundo added 22:22 - Aug 16
Great news for the lad. At 24 most of us felt indestructible, so Bersant will have that pers8that usually only comes later. Football is a short career, let's hope he continues as good as he left off.
You are welcome back anytime, Bersant!
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Edmundo added 22:23 - Aug 16
*pers8 = perspective
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coolcat added 23:29 - Aug 16
Good news he has been given the all clear. Best of luck to him.
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Bazza8564 added 09:06 - Aug 17
Any transfer will be a huge gamble in this window for any club, i wish him well in his recovery and hope when January comes around he is still interested in coming back here.
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SouperJim added 11:32 - Aug 17
Great news for Celina. Love him as a player, but we have Edwards now who looks like he could be every bit as good and he's ours. Time to move on.
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algarvefan added 17:42 - Aug 17
Best news is he has been given the all clear.

Whatever is decided I would love to see him back at Ipswich in January for the big (I hope) promotion push with a firing on all cylinders Town side.
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