Celtic told if they would pay ‘£4 million’ for a striker with more goals than Kyogo Furuhashi

Lawrence Shankland is in high demand because he keeps scoring goals for Hearts.

When you produce the quality that he does on a weekly basis, your name will be associated with the big guys, which is what is happening with Celtic.

Lawrence Shankland’s name has been suggested as a prospective target by Brendan Rodgers, who is eager to add more bite to his forward line ahead of the January transfer window.

However, with speculation of Hearts seeking ‘£4 million’ for the 28-year-old, Stephen Craigan believes there is no way Celtic will put that kind of money on the table for him, as he told Sporsound.

Every Celtics fan is aware that there is money in the bank, and that if large sums of money were need to be spent, they could be.

But it doesn’t mean spending money on anything and everything, even if Lawrence Shankland is in the best shape of his life.

The Scotland international’s future was addressed following his magnificent brace for Hearts against St Mirren on Saturday.

Celtic to sign Lawrence Shankland?

“I just wonder who would pay £4 million for Lawrence Shankland,” Craigan wondered.

“Although he has all the goals, if someone is looking for a resale value on him at 28, they won’t get anything back on him.” Would Celtic (or Rangers) be willing to pay £4 million for him? No, I don’t believe so. They might be bold and make a bold bid with a sell-on or add-ons.

“However, as a player and goalscorer, anyone other than Celtic and Rangers would bite their hand off for him.”

“If Hearts want to value him between £4 million and £5 million, they’d have to pay him as a £4/5 million player if they want to give him a new contract.” That’s the danger of it.”

Kyogo Furuhashi and Lawrence Shankland

That’s 10 goals in 18 Premier League games for a man who is outscoring Kyogo Furuhashi this season.

Celtic’s Japanese star scored again in the win over Livingston on Saturday, his eighth league goal of the season.

Yes, Kyogo had just reached a rough patch in terms of his ambitions, but he is now back on track.

And, at the conclusion of the season, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Kyogo and Shankland competing for the top-scorer award.

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