He's had an eye-opening year abroad - but Conor Hazard says a Celtic starting spot is still his main objective until told otherwise.
The Northern Irish international has been voted Player of the Year at Finnish champions HJK Helsinki after helping them claim title glory for the 2022 season. It's been a demanding run for the 24-year-old who went straight from the first half of last season into the calendar-year run on foreign ground, meaning he hasn't had a break in well over a year.
That's no problem for him with the World Cup break looming and an easing in fixtures now occurring after the conclusion of league football in Finland for another year. Two more Europa League Group F fixtures await against Roma and Real Betis await before Hazard's return to Celtic, where just last year he wasn't playing while Ange Postecoglou's side faced off against the latter. Getting the chance to test himself against such opposition has been a big plus.
