As Kyogo needs replacing, Kvistgaarden is correct choice

The Celtic Star

·24. Januar 2025

As Kyogo needs replacing, Kvistgaarden is correct choice

Kyogo needs to be replaced and Kvistgaarden is exactly the type of player we should be targeting…

Kyogo Furuhashi celebrates scoring the third goal during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and St. Johnstone at Celtic Park on December 29, 2024. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

With the departure of Kyogo Furuhashi almost imminent we must face up to the reality of losing such a quality player, and make strides towards filling that void.

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We may be boosted by the likely return of Jota, and while the Portuguese is a talented player, his style of play very much differs from that of Kyogo.

Jota will strengthen our flanks

Jota of Celtic celebrates after he scores his team’s second goal during the Scottish Premiership match between Kilmarnock and Celtic at on August 14, 2022. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Jota will strengthen our flanks with his undoubted ability, but he isn’t a direct replacement for Kyogo who offers us a completely different dimension in the central role with his ability to stretch defenders whilst having a great eye for goal. Kyogo is very much the complete centre forward.

He may have been slightly off form by his own standards this season, but he was still a vital cog in our system, and his absence will only highlight this.

That’s why we must do what we can to replace him by bringing in a player of a similar ilk, and whilst that may prove difficult, there is a number of options for the club to consider.

Danish striker Mathias Kvistgaarden

Broendby IF v Aarhus GF, Oddset Pokal cup football, Broendby, Denmark Brondby, Denmark. 15th, December 2024. Mathias Kvistgaarden 36 of Broendby IF seen during the Danish Oddset Pokalen cup match between Broendby IF and Aarhus GF at Brondby Stadion in Brondby. Denmark, Brondby Gonzales Photo/Rune Mathiesen

One of those options is Danish striker Mathias Kvistgaarden, a player the club have had a keen interest in for quite some time.

The 22 year old Bronby striker is highly regarded, scoring 14 goals in 22 games already for the Danish side this season. Like Kyogo his game is not all about goals, and he has the ability to play across the front three with his pace and ability to stretch defences.

Any transfer would cost upwards in the region of £10 million, but we have the means to make that possible. Let’s hope we do just that.

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