Letting Kyogo go to Rennes would be madness from Celtic

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·16 January 2025

Letting Kyogo go to Rennes would be madness from Celtic

Letting Kyogo go would be madness, unless we have a better replacement lined up…

Kyogo. Dens Park, Dundee v Celtic. 14th January 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou

Doubts surrounding Kyogo’s Celtic future have been raised recently with talk of interest from MLS side Atlanta United, and yesterday The Celtic Star reported on reliable French sources reporting that Jota’s side Rennes have been in discussions with both Celtic and Kyogo’s agents about a January deal for the Celtic striker.

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Kyogo’s body language

That could perhaps explain Kyogo’s body language recently, but for me it would be sheer madness to even contemplate letting him go, especially in this window.

Alistair Johnson celebrates with Kyogo. Ross County v Celtic in Dingwall. Photo Vagelis Georgariou

Kyogo might not be firing in all cylinders this campaign, but he’s still our main man in the centre forward position and if we were to let him go we would need to replace him with someone of a similar quality or much better.

That would prove very difficult indeed, as players of Kyogo’s ability are hard to come by and mostly well out of our price range.

Trophies to be won plus prospect of Champions League knock-out football

We are in a great position when it comes to the league, but even so we still have to get over the line and having a quality player such as Kyogo will make that job a whole lot easier, especially with Adam Idah failing to find the back of the net in a dozen consecutive matches.

Josh Rae of St Johnstone looks on as he fails to stop Kyogo Furuhashi of Celtic from scoring his team’s second goal during the William Hill Premiership match between Celtic FC and St. Johnstone FC at Celtic Park on December 29, 2024. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

There’s also the small matter of possible advancement in the UEFA Champions League, and having a quality player such as Kyogo is a must if we want to make our mark in Europe. Surely Kyogo will want to play knock-out football in the world’s top club competition?

Come back in the summer

Kyogo will move on eventually, but now is not the right time. Celtic should tell Rennes to come back for more talks in the summer but for now there’s nothing possible as Kyogo is needed at Celtic.

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