Moravcik to leave Celtic after final

Celtic playmaker Lubomir Moravcik will leave the club immediately after the Scottish Cup final.

Celtic playmaker Lubomir Moravcik will leave the club immediately after the Scottish Cup final.

The Slovakia international, who has become a hero to the Parkhead crowd, has asked not to play at Aberdeen in the final Scottish Premier League game of the season a week on Sunday.

Moravcik will enjoy a family holiday before heading to Japan with mentor and former Hoops boss Josef Venglos at J-League outfit Ichihara.

Moravcik told the Daily Record: "I don't want to play in the last league game at Aberdeen so I will be leaving Celtic and Scotland after the Cup final.

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"Because I am going to Japan I will have to start pre-season training at the beginning of June and, before that, I need a holiday.

"I won't have any special message for the supporters at Hampden. There will be no T-shirts or anything like that.

"I would like to spend some time to go all around the stadium and say goodbye properly but I will only do that if we win.

"If that is not the case, I will give a quick wave and go away quietly."

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