Hammarby chief Mikael Hjelmberg admits Celtic's deadline day offer for Sebastian Tounekti was too good to turn down.
The Hoops finally landed Tunisia international Tounekti , 23, late on Monday night after having multiple bids rebuffed by the Swedes.
Celts sanctioned a £5.5million deal to prize Tounekti away from Hammarby - just eight months after his £1m arrival from Haugesund.
The Allsvenskan outfit's sporting director Hjelmberg previously insisted Hammarby were not open to doing business for the winger.
But the Swedish top-flight side changed their mind as Celtic chiefs put forward a bid that they couldn't refuse - and Tounekti expressed his desire to move to Glasgow.
Hjelmberg revealed: "Our ambition has always been to keep Sebastian during the summer window, but