Andy Walker has pitched the idea that Celtic could bring in a big name loanee to replace Kyogo this month…

The striker is on his way out of the club for a reported £10 million to French club Rennes, leaving the team shy of a centre-forward and Brendan Rodgers in immediate need of reinforcement in that area of the team.

Mathias Kvistgaarden and Mohamed Bayo have been linked
Mathias Kvistgaarden and Mohamed Bayo have been mentioned so far, with Kvistgaarden a long-term target with the scouting department. The club tried with a bid in the summertime but it wasn’t enough to convince Brondby to part with the powerful attacker. It’s said now that they are holding out for a club-record fee of over £10 million and it remains to be seen if Celtic’s hierarchy have the appetite for that amount of money being spent this month.

Meanwhile, Walker has suggested that they could look to bring in a big name signing on a loan deal this month. Evan Ferguson of Brighton has been mentioned previously and Brighton are looking to loan the player out to get him game time. Although that deal wouldn’t make much sense as the club would effectively be developing other team’s players for them.
Andy Walker’s view
The former Hoops forward said it wouldn’t surprise him at all if the club did go down this route. Speaking to the Go Radio Football Show, the pundit said: “I wouldn’t be surprised if Celtic brought in a big name player on loan – someone that we are all familiar with. Someone who has a good reputation, a good pedigree. Whether it’s for the long-term that remains to be seen.”

Whatever Celtic do in this window, it has to be the right move. Kyogo was a very important piece in the footballing jigsaw for a number of years and we have to replace his goals and movement too. The club could possibly have left themselves in a position by letting Furuhashi leave before his replacement was in the door, so they will have to move fast too, to avoid the possibility of it having a major affect on the team.
Paul Gillespie

Andy Walker… well that’s that then.
I don’t think jots will be match fit as he hasn’t played a lot of football at Saudi and Rennes so Brendan Rodger’s might need to try and get him match fit but how long might that take and Brendan should give Kenny a run with Idaho to see what one’s works best