Celtic captain full of admiration for red-hot German winger

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·13 November 2024

Celtic captain full of admiration for red-hot German winger

Celtic captain Callum McGregor is full of admiration when speaking about his in form teammate Nicolas Kuhn…

Nicolas Kuhn scores Celtic’s second goal against Kilmarnock. Photo Vagelis Georgariou for The Celtic Star

Kuhn’s 10th goal of the season against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Sunday afternoon was his 21st goal contribution in all competitions this campaign. A staggering stat given that it is only the middle of November, and there is still a significant part of the season to play.

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Red-hot German winger

Already, the red-hot German winger has been linked to English Premier League moves in January. Fortunately, Celtic are not in a position to sell and can keep a hold of their star man whose performances on the continent and domestically have been scintillating.

Player of the match Nicolas Kuhn is pushed by team mates to celebrate in front of the Green Brigade at full-time after scoring twice in Celtic s 3-1 victory over RB Leipzig. Celtic v RB Leipzig, UEFA Champions League, Group Stage, Celtic Park, – 05 November 2024. Photo Stuart Wallace Shutterstock

The turnaround in form from the 24 year-old who signed for the Hoops in January for £2.8 million from Austrian side Rapid Wien has been remarkable. Brendan Rodgers has developed him into the complete winger. Dental surgery kept Kuhn out of action at the beginning of his Hoops career but having recovered and managing to build a full pre-season programme under his belt, he has become the go-to man for Celtic this season.

Favourable comparisons to Jota and Scotty Sinclair

Comparing his 21-goal contribution tally to previous successful Celtic wingers in recent campaigns has been eye-opening.

Joao Neves Filipe Jota of Celtic celebrates scoring the second goal during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Rangers FC at on September 03, 2022 Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

Jota completed 29 G/A in the Treble winning 2022/2023 season under the mentorship of Ange Postecoglou. During his wonderful four-year spell at Paradise, Scotty Sinclair had 36, 34 and 34 contributions in campaigns 2016/2017, 2017/2018, and 2018/2019 respectively.

Scotty Sinclair celebrates scoring Celtic’s second goal during the Scottish Premiership match between theRangers and Celtic at Ibrox on December 31, 2016 in (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

Undoubtedly, Nicolas Kuhn could surge past all those records convincingly by the time Brendan Rodgers’ side reaches May. Then truly he would immerse himself as a modern day Celtic great.

Kuhn has been unplayable

Speaking to BBC Scotland on Kuhn’s incredible form, captain Callum McGregor was full of praise for his teammate. “Unbelievable. His form has been incredible, especially for a young wide player. Sometimes it can fluctuate a little bit, but since the start of the season, I think probably since that Man City game in pre-season, he’s been unplayable, and his numbers obviously back that up as well.

“So, he’s in brilliant form, and when you’ve got someone like that at the top of the pitch, you know he can relieve pressure for you and get big goals.”

Nicolas Kuhn can enjoy a short break

Nicolas Kuhn of Celtic celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League match between Celtic FC and RB Leipzig at Celtic Park on November 05, 2024 (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

With no international break to worry about for now, Nicolas Kuhn can enjoy a short break from the pressurised Glasgow environment. However, when he returns his manager will be looking for him to add more goals and assists as the Hoops compete across four different competitions between now and January in a congested fixture list.

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