Celtic's KyogoFuruhashi and Reo Hatate have been censured by their nation by and by as Japan lead trainer Hajime Moriyasu seemed to scrutinize the norm of Scottish football. This season, the Parkhead duo has been among the best in the cinch Premiership. Furuhashi leads the scoring charts with 26 goals, and Hatate is a strong contender for Player of the Year with eight goals and nine assists in 37 games.
The situation of Kieran Tierney, the former Celtic player, is not great as per Ian Wright. The former England footballer reckons it will be difficult for the Hoops academy graduate for returning to the team because of the form of summer signing Oleksander Zinchenko. Kieran Tierney has made just 4 starts for the North London club until now this season since they have become a part of a successful campaign that sees them at the English League’s top.
With the Viaplay Cup final coming up next month, SPFL and SFA will ensure that the playing surface of Hampden will remain in the best playing condition. These two governing bodies in Scottish football issued a statement jointly. In that, they assured that they will try and lessen the impact of the weather on the national stadium’s playing surface.
Josip Juranovic is a returning hero for the Celtic team, post the World Cup. Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou is determined not to take up big-game gambles over him. The Croatian international footballer is due to come back to Lennoxtown by the last week of December 2022.
Celtic are set to officially miss out on Bodo/Glimt superstar Ola Solbakken this week, with the forward set to sign a four-year contract with AS Roma ahead of a move to the Italian side in January. According to Il Tempo, the Norweigian attacker has agreed to a contract with Jose Mourinho’s side that will see Solbakken sign for Roma in January, with the Norweigian’s contract with Bodo/Glimt set to expire on December 31st of this year.
Glasgow Rangers have closed the gap on league leaders Celtic in the Scottish Premiership after beating Dundee United at home as they took advantage of the shock defeat handed out to defending champions Celtic by St. Mirren.
Scottish champions Celtic returned to the UEFA Champions League (UCL) scene with defeat following the home loss at the hands of defending champions Real Madrid when the two teams met in Glasgow on Tuesday night. Celtic and Real Madrid are two of the four teams in Group F and they met at Celtic Park earlier this week. Scottish champions Celtic are back in the Champions League for the first time in five seasons.
Holders Celtic have maintained top spot on the Scottish Premiership log following the big away win over Kilmarnock in the latest round of games in the top flight of club football in Scotland. Celtic came into the Kilmarnock game with a perfect record after two wins from two matches and they were able to maintain that perfect record thanks to the 5-0 victory over hosts Kilmarnock.
Edouard Michut has been heavily linked with a move to Celtic recently and the PSG midfielder could be a top signing for Ange Postecoglou’s side. Sky Sports reported earlier this week that the Hoops were trying to sign the 19-year-old in a £2m deal, as Postecoglou looks to bolster his midfield options ahead of the upcoming campaign. In a recent interview with FootballFanCast, journalist Pete O’Rourke shared his thoughts on the potential transfer, saying that he doesn't think it's going to be an easy deal to do but maybe the chance of first-team football and playing in the Champions League is something that could lure Michut to Celtic Park.
Celtic midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi has suffered a fresh injury setback, which will see the 25-year-old miss the start of the new campaign. The Japanese internationalist was first brought to the club by Ange Postecoglou last January as part of a trio of signings arriving from Asia to bolster the squad. Ideguchi was arguably the most intriguing signing of the three due to his previous experience in Europe, and now he had the opportunity to showcase why he deserved a second chance. However, the midfielder suffered a setback just weeks into his Celtic career, picking up a nasty injury in his first start for the club against Alloa Athletic.
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