Sead Haksabanovic has blamed Brendan Rodgers for his transfer exit from Celtic.

The former Parkhead winger has claimed the board wanted him to remain in Glasgow but Rodgers decided it would be better for him to move on.

The 25-year-old left Celtic for Malmo this summer after spending the season on loan at Stoke.

And Haksabanovic has blamed Rodgers for his permanent exit this summer claiming the manager didn't share the same belief in his qualities as members of the board.

He told fotbollskanalen: "Yes, mostly him (Rodgers), because the board wanted me to stay.

"They believed in me but he had other plans."

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On his new club, Haksabanovic drew comparisons with Real Madrid, claiming: "Football-wise, I don't think Malmö and Celtic are far apart. Malmö in Sweden is like Real Madrid in Spain."

In a farewell message after his departure was confirmed, Haksabanovic posted on social media: "So my time at Celtic has come to an end, earlier [than] I thought and expected and wanted but some other people had another opinion and I gotta respect that.

"I wanna thank the players, the staff and the fans because that is really what Celtic is about, we made some good memories together and will always have love for Celtic, good luck and Celtic are f*cking massive everywhere they go.

"All the best in the future."