We need Kyogo more than we need €12 million. If he does indeed leave we need a top quality replacement coming in to replace him…

The news that French side Rennes have made a bid for Kyogo came as a shock to the Celtic supporters in the aftermath of clinching a place in the UEFA Champions League play offs.
The Brittany side are said to have bid €12 million (around £10 million) for our Japanese talisman, with talks said to be progressing towards a deal being done. While to some that would represent good value for a 30 year old we signed for £4.5 million, it could prove to be a huge mistake in sanctioning his transfer at this stage of the season.

Of course the player himself might want to test himself at a new level, and that would be fine as he owes us nothing due to the success he’s brought us in his near four year stay at the club, but we would need to replace him with a similar quality of player or if not better.

£10 million is a decent amount of money, but we need Kyogo more than the money that’s for sure.
A possible return for Jota softens the blow

Reports of a possible return for Jota softens the blow a little, but the Portuguese playmaker is a completely different player from Kyogo, and he wouldn’t be a ready made replacement. Jota is also going to need time to get himself up to speed, time he wasn’t given by Rennes.
Of course Daizen Maeda can play the central role and we have Adam Idah, but for me we need to fully replace Kyogo if he does indeed leave the club.
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I don’t buy this story. Why would Kyogo move to a provincial French team now and miss out on the biggest games of his career in CL playoff?
Summer I suspect more likely.
He is being kicked out by the board so they can cash in. Absolutely ridiculous levels of greed. That wee guy is irreplaceable without spending 30-40 million on one player, which we most definitely will not do. One step forward…………..
How’s he been kicked out ya clown? How’s nit greed? He’s 30 years old and been bang average for a year..and I know for a fact he and Hatate told the club they wanted to move last year…yous are nothing but trouble making idiots
I can’t understand why Kyogo would want to leave Celtic for Rennes. They say it’s because the Japan national team manager won’t call him up because he has a low opinion of Scottish football, so Kyogo reckons that a move to Rennes might increase his chances. He certainly hasn’t been as good on the field this season, but he’s always a danger and he does a lot of unseen work for the team. He’ll be a serious loss, no question, and Brendan will have to spend big to get anything close to his goal-scoring ability. I hear that Kvisgarden’s name is being rumoured again. He’s a decent player by all accounts, but maybe not quite as agile and tricky as Kyogo. Anyway, let’s see if the stories are true about Kyogo and then see what Celtic do in response.