Even when the transfer window closes it doesn’t stop the rumours of players leaving. It just decreases the number and frequency of them.
For Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi, the story about a potential move to the Premier League just won’t go away. Not yet anyway. Could something actually transpire in January?
The story of Manchester City being interested in Kyogo appeared late in the summer transfer window. It caused some confusion, disbelief, and also concern amongst the fans.
Julian Alvarez had left Manchester City for Atletico Madrid. And Kyogo was appearently discussed by the English champions’ recruitment team as a potential replacement during the summer.
As reported by Football Insider, Manchester City had considered signing Kyogo during the summer transfer window. The player was sounded out about the move. He remains a live option going into January, but the club are not in a rush to do so.
Premier League club could look to sign Kyogo from Celtic in January
Fortunately, the move didn’t happen and Kyogo is still at Celtic. The club also signed Adam Idah on a permanent deal from Norwich City and Daizen Maeda provides a third centre forward option if, and when, needed.
That’s not the end of the story about a Kyogo to Manchester move though. Celtic fans can’t rest easy yet. The Japanese striker signed up with a new agent in the summer and it looks like Manchester City have not completely ruled out a future move yet.
It seems Kyogo is still on their radar. There’s still the question of whether his age fits the Manchester City profile though. He will turn 30 in January.
Celtic would want a sizeable transfer fee too. And would it make sense for Kyogo to spend his prime years sitting on the bench for Manchester City, even if it comes with a lot of medals?
Celtic got a win over Hearts at the weekend, to make it five out of five in the league so far this season. They have not conceded in any of those games either, a feat they last managed 118 years ago.
Another positive on the day was the fact that two of their deadline day arrivals, Arne Engels and Luke McCowan, were the ones on the scoresheet. Now, the focus turns towards the Champions League.
Celtic will kick off their Champions League campaign at home this midweek. The new format has raised hopes that the Hoops could be in the mix to qualify for the next round. It has been more than a decade since they managed to get into the knockout phases of Europe’s top club competition.
Their first test will be against Slovan Bratislava. Now, most Celtic fans probably would not have even heard the name of the club before the Champions League draw. But they cannot make the mistake of taking them lightly for even a second.
There are no easy games in the Champions League, even when they might seem so on paper. Slovan Bratislava are currently leading the Slovak league.
Slovan Bratislava coach offers news for Celtic game
Slovan Bratislava appear to have been handed another boost before their game against Celtic. As reported by Sport.sk, assistant coach Boris Kitka said when asked whether their manager Vladimir Weiss would make the trip to Glasgow:
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