Barcelona star Antoine Griezmann reacts as player seals Celtic move – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Kyogo Furuhashi played his last game for J1 League side Vissel Kobe on Saturday after sealing a £5 million move to Celtic on Friday.
New Hoops manager Ange Postecoglou recommended the 26-year-old Japan international to the Scottish giants as he knows him well from his three and a half years managing Yokohama F. Marinos.
Furuhashi is set to link up with Celtic ahead of 2021-22, and Kobe midfielder Andres Iniesta has sent the forward his best wishes on Instagram.
Barcelona star Antoine Griezmann has also reacted to the Japanese move.
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Furuhashi led the J1’s scoring chart prior to his departure, with 14 goals in 20 league games to his name.
He has been tipped to walk straight into Celtic’s starting XI, but adapting to a new league and culture could make hitting the ground running at Parkhead difficult.
Nevertheless, he clearly has all it takes to help the Hoops in their title challenge and European endeavours, and Postecoglou would hope he comes good after the club trusted his judgment and spent on the Japanese.
Going by Iniesta’s assessment, Furuhashi has the talent and quality to excel in Europe, with the Barca legend insisting his strong technique should see him make an impression immediately.
Celtic need him to do that as they are short of quality and inspired players right now and are badly in need of top additions.
Postecoglou securing Champions League qualification and ending the season with a domestic silverware would be regarded as a success in his debut season at Parkhead, but the club would need to make more top additions for any of that to happen.
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Author:Joseph Scott