Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has allowed out-of-favour goalkeeper Magnus Hedman join Italian side Ancona on loan until the end of the season.
The Swedish international has not started since their Champions League defeat in Lyon when he was singled out for blame and as a result lost his place to Scotland international Robert Douglas.
But with Euro 2004 looming, the former Coventry star persuaded the Northern Irishman to let him join Italian Serie A strugglers Ancona.
"Magnus wanted to go on loan because he felt that his chances of first-team football may have been limited here at the moment and his position in the Swedish national side could be under threat," explained O'Neill. "After due consideration I agreed to the loan."
The move followed the news that O'Neill was running the rule over two trialists in the way of Australian goalkeeper Danny Milosevic and American striker Jamil Walker.
Milosevic, 25, was released by Leeds while former San Jose Earthquakes frontman Walker, 22, is looking for a big chance in Britain.
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