Overview

• Fortuna confirmed the arrival of the 26-year-old Slovenia international from Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan that includes a purchase option.
• Celar has been assigned the number 9 shirt and becomes the squad’s highest-valued player with an estimated market value of about €4 million.
• Sporting director Klaus Allofs said the move fills the club’s final planned attacking position after extensive scouting during Celar’s productive spell in Switzerland.
• Celar joined QPR from Lugano in summer 2024 for €2 million after 25 goal contributions in 49 matches, then missed time from mid-December with a thigh injury before returning for the opener against Preston North End.
• Fortuna sit 16th after three league games with three goals scored and still expect at least one more signing to replace departed defender Jamil Siebert.