One Celtic player is starting to become a target overseas ahead of the New Year, with another club making an offer for his services.
Celtic transfer update
The Hoops were busy over the summer following Brendan Rodgers’ return to Parkhead, with a number of additions being made in multiple areas of the pitch.
Celtic summer window signings | Fee |
Gustaf Lagerbielke (IF Elfsborg) | £3m |
Odin Thiago Holm (Valerenga) | £2.5m |
Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) | £2m |
Hyun-Jun Yang (Gangwon) | £2m |
Hyeokkyu Kwon (Busan I-Park) | £1m |
Maik Nawrocki (Legia Warsaw) | £4.3m |
Tomoki Iwata (Yokohama F. Marinos) | Undisc. |
All fees according to Sky Sports | |
Alongside all the arrivals, there were also some departees, and the club actually made a profit in the summer, mainly due to Jota’s big-money exit to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad. As well as Jota, Celtic also received fees for Carl Starfelt, Albian Ajeti and Conor Hazard, and by the looks of things, the club could soon bring in cash for another player in 2024.
Celtic outcast Yosuke Ideguchi made the move back to Japan earlier this year, joining Avispa Fukuoka back in February. Since then, reports have claimed that the J1 League want to secure his services on a permanent deal.
However, in a new Celtic transfer update from Japan, relayed by The Glasgow Times, the Hoops have already received an offer from Avispa Fukuoka and now fellow Japanese side Vissel Kobe are also said to have made a “formal offer” for the midfielder.
Yosuke Ideguchi’s career at Celtic
Ideguchi arrived in Glasgow back in January 2022 and is under contract until 2026, however, things haven’t worked out for the Japan international. He has missed a number of games through injury since putting pen to paper in Scotland and has made just six senior appearances in green and white. His injury issues have continued while on loan at Avispa Fukuoka.
Former Greuther Furth boss Damir Buric previously heaped praise on the player, though, saying:
“In regards to Yosuke, I can only speak the best. He is an outstanding person with great character. First of all I was very impressed with the way he came back from that serious injury. What impressed me most was the way he was working during his time out with the injury.
“It was just unbelievable, almost like soldier. He showed such a great attitude and positive approach. He was extremely disciplined, took in every additional training session of physical rehabilitation and invested all of his time in getting back as soon as he possibly could.”
He appears to be a player with quality when fully fit, however, unfortunately, Celtic haven’t seen that version of the player enough, so a permanent exit could make sense for all involved in 2024, whether that be with Avispa Fukuoka or Vissel Kobe, making this one to watch.
