Scottish champions Celtic remain the team to catch in the Premiership, with the Old Firm giants still unbeaten after 11 games played thus far, having only dropped points at home to title rivals, Aberdeen.
Also into the League Cup final – and with seven points having been picked up from just four Champions League outings – things are certainly looking bright for the Hoops, with Brendan Rodgers having enjoyed a relatively smooth transition to life back at Parkhead over the last 18 months or so.
There is, however, always room for improvement, and with the January transfer window looming, it would be no surprise to see the Glasgow side dip back into the market to strengthen their hand.
One particular area of focus may be the centre-forward ranks, with there perhaps questions to be asked over whether Kyogo Furuhashi really is the perfect fit for the Northern Irishman. The Japanese goal machine scored 54 goals in just 83 games under Ange Postecoglou, yet has since bagged ‘just’ 25 goals in 66 games under the current boss.
The burden on the 29-year-old has undoubtedly been lessened by the capture of Adam Idah, although despite scoring nine times in 18 games at the back end of last season, the ex-Norwich City man has netted only five goals in 16 games in 2024/25 so far.
Perhaps it could be said that Rodgers – who previously suggested that having three strikers in the squad would be ideal – is still looking for that figure to hang his hat on through the middle, in the mould of a certain Moussa Dembele…
Celtic’s search for a striker
As reported earlier this week, Celtic are believed to still be keeping a close watch on Brondby marksman, Mathias Kvistgaarden, with the Premiership leaders said to have watched ‘several’ of the Dane’s recent matches.
Whether the club would fork out such a fee – having already spent £9.5m on Idah – remains to be seen, yet the youngster certainly warrants the attention, having been “absolutely sensational” so far this season, as per journalist Antonio Mango.
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