Shevchenko backing Shved to succeed at Celtic

He’s Ukraine’s most famous footballer, who is now a politician and also coach with the national team – and now Andriy Shevchenko is talking up the prospects of one of his country’s young stars.

Maryan Shved signed for the Hoops back in January and wasn’t exactly welcomed with huge fanfare by now departed boss, Brendan Rodgers.

We’ve got about a million wingers and don’t need another one, but he’s a talent and in the summer we’ll probably lose wingers and he’ll look to come in.

As the Daily Record reports, Shevchenko said this about Celtic’s new arrival:

I’ve been watching him closely for the past two weeks in our training camp. It’s clear he has a lot of talent. There is a lot of work to be done, but he has progressed hugely.

This endorsement will come as a welcome boost to fans who have only watched clips of Shved online.

With the Champions League qualifiers less than a month away, the new recruit will be hoping to make as big an impact with his new manager Neil Lennon, as he has done with Shevchenko.