After that, Starfelt played in the center of the Celta defense for 14 games, but as his career in Spain began to go south, the La Liga team won just one, lost seven, and drew six of those games.
Following that run, Benitez substituted Starfelt, and Celta won their first game shortly before the Swede had a thigh injury that sidelined him for three weeks. [Transfermarkt]
Nevertheless, Celta’s performance deteriorated further, and although though Starfelt led the team to their fifth victory of the year, they are still only two points clear of the relegation zone. [BBC] and now, following Real Madrid’s 4-0 thrashing, the manager who brought him in, Rafa Benitez, was fired this week. [ESPN]
Starfelt had to be thinking “what if” as he recalls his trophy-filled days at Celtic after a seemingly ideal move soon went south.