ALBIAN Ajeti has played six games for Celtic, including three starts, since joining the club on a four-year deal from West Ham United back in August.

That amounts to 237 minutes on the pitch, and in that time he’s scored five goals and provided one assist. To say that’s an impressive start to his Celtic career is an understatement, and the Swiss internationalist is delighted with the way he has settled into life at Celtic, both on and off the park.

He netted his fifth Premiership goal in Sunday’s impressive 3-0 victory over Hibernian, but an injury he picked up in scoring that goal means that he is likely to be out of action for a couple of weeks.

It’s a blow for the 23-year-old, who has been working hard to get fully up to speed with his new team-mates, having missed a portion of pre-season which began for the rest of Neil Lennon’s squad back in June.

But Ajeti is confident that, when he is fully fit, the fans will see even more from him, which augurs well, given his impressive return to date.

This week’s Celtic View caught up with the Scottish Premiership’s top goalscorer, and he explained how much he’s enjoying life at his new club following a difficult season in England.

What do you take from your experience at West Ham?

I take lots of positive things from last year and I think I improved mentally. It helped me a lot, and things like that can make you stronger. Football is the same everywhere you go and the language wasn’t a big problem. I still had a couple of years left on my contract at West Ham but I wanted to play and it was clear to me that I needed to feel like a professional again and to feel important again. Celtic gave me this opportunity, and I really appreciate it, which is why I want to give everything back that I can.

And how are you settling in to life at Celtic?

I’m really enjoying it. It’s been really easy to settle in and adapt to the team. The rest of the players welcomed me into the squad and they’ve made it easy for me to be able to show my qualities. I feel comfortable here and I think that’s why I’ve had a good start. I’ve been able to fit into the team both on and off the pitch, which has been an important first step for me.

The fact that your former Basel team-mate, Moi Elyounoussi, was already here must have made it easier for you?

Yes, that’s something very important. If you’ve moved from one club to another, and you don’t know anyone at all, then that can be hard, but knowing Moi from playing together at Basel has helped me so much, and he has been great. But all the players at Celtic have made it so easy for me, so settling in here has been much quicker than I thought it would. But with a player like Moi already here, it really has helped me and I want to thank him for that.

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Albian Ajeti in this week’s Celtic View