The January switch window is a matter of days away from formally opening for enterprise and it may very well be an fascinating month forward for Brendan Rodgers and Celtic.
It was not too long ago reported that MLS aspect Atlanta United are eyeing up a swoop to signal Kyogo Furuhashi, who they had been keen to pay £10m for in the summertime, forward of their 2025 marketing campaign.
Promoting the Japan worldwide, who has scored six league objectives and missed 14 ‘huge possibilities’ this season, may power the Hoops to enter the market so as to add a brand new centre-forward to their squad.
In the event that they do have to signal one other attacker, Rodgers ought to look to signal a ahead who may complement Adam Idah within the remaining third, to assist ignite his Celtic profession.
Adam Idah’s unfulfilled potential
The Eire worldwide joined the Scottish Premiership champions from Norwich Metropolis on a everlasting deal in the summertime, after his preliminary mortgage spell final time period, however has failed to determine himself as a daily starter.
Idah has began 5 of his 13 league appearances for Celtic, after beginning 5 of 15 final season, and has nonetheless managed to seek out the again of the web on 5 events.
An underrated side of the 6 foot 3 marksman’s recreation is his link-up play. He has the standard and presence of thoughts to have the ability to maintain the ball up and play intelligent passes to teammates making runs off the again of him, which was on show on Sunday.
As you’ll be able to see within the highlights above, Idah created the most important probability of the match by sending Kyogo by way of on objective, just for the Japanese ahead to fluff his strains.
Earlier this month, Celtic had been linked with an curiosity in Brondby ahead Mathias Kvistgaarden, who was valued at £8.5m in the summertime, and he may very well be the proper attacker to return in and ignite the Irishman’s Celtic profession.
Why Celtic ought to signal Mathias Kvistgaarden
Firstly, the 22-year-old star is a flexible ahead who can play on both flank or as an attacking midfielder, regardless of his fundamental place being as a quantity 9, and because of this he may play alongside Idah within the assault – out vast or behind him.
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Rodgers may, due to this fact, unleash each of them on the identical time and utilise Kvistgaarden’s tempo and motion in behind by placing him able to have the ability to run off the again of the previous Norwich man, who has the power to spin and discover him with passes in-behind.
24/25 Superliga | Mathias Kvistgaarden |
|---|---|
Begins | 12 |
Targets | 10 |
Huge possibilities missed | 6 |
Left foot objectives | 4 |
Proper foot objectives | 4 |
Assists | 4 |
Stats by way of Sofascore | |
As you’ll be able to see within the desk above, the Danish dynamo has been extremely prolific within the Superliga this season, with 4 extra objectives than Kyogo and eight fewer ‘huge possibilities’ missed, which means that he could be a much more efficient companion for Idah.
His versatile ending, with an equal variety of left-footed and right-footed objectives, additionally reveals that he may thrive on both wing to play with the Irishman, because the teenager can end with each toes and excel in any goalscoring state of affairs.
Due to this fact, Rodgers should swoop for Kvistgaarden, who was described as “completely sensational” by U23 scout Antonio Mango, as a result of he may assist to ignite Idah’s profession by offering the supervisor with a participant who could be excellent alongside him on the prime finish of the pitch.
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