MARIAN SHVED has been something of an enigma since moving to Celtic from Karpaty Lviv. The 22-year-old has made just three appearances for the Scottish Champions and has been linked with a move away in order to secure some game time.

The Scottish Sun are reporting that Hungarian champions Ferencvaros are weighing up a move for Shved. Their Ukrainian manager, Serhiy Rebrov, wouldn’t be drawn into speculation but said he wanted to improve his squad and would be happy to work with another Ukrainian.

“I don’t want to confirm or deny my interest in Marian Shved.

“Of course I would be happy to work with another Ukrainian in the squad, but there are a number of players in all positions we are looking at.

“We are always looking to improve the squad.”

Shved has failed to win over Neil Lennon since the Irishman replaced Brendan Rodgers at the helm of the Scottish Champions. A move to get some game time for the winger would be ideal for both parties.

It was reported last month by the Daily Record that a potential exit on loan for Shved to Spanish side Deportivo Lugo failed as Celtic blocked the move preferring an opportunity for Shved to speak English.

Lugo’s Ukrainian defender Vasyl Kravets revealed that his compatriot almost joined but Celtic would have preferred a move to improve his English.

“Marian almost signed for us on loan in the last transfer window. He was happy to come here.

“But Celtic blocked the move. They wanted him to sign for a team that was closer to Glasgow.

“He would only be allowed to move to a team where he could communicate in English, so the deal was off.”

However, another possible reason for Shved not going out on loan was that Mikey Johnston got injured two days before the window slammed shut.

The winger was injured at McDiarmid Park and with Moi Elyounoussi tentatively returning to action, Neil Lennon would have been unwise to let an attacking option leave the club with just one winger.

The language barrier as well as Johnston’s injury in Perth torpedoed any potential move in January for the 22-year-old.