Respected Japan based journalist Dan Orlowitz has provided his insight into 22 year old Vissel Kobe central defender Yuki Kobayashi to Celtic fan media after the initial story of Celtic’s interest in signing the player in the winter transfer window was broken on Sunday by Japanese outlet Sponichi.
“With the J-League closing this weekend, I would imagine things will happen quickly and he will have his medical and then start to get integrated ahead of the January window.” Dan Orlowitz told Celts Are Here.
“I reckon he could cost between 1.5 and 2 million Euros – somewhere in that area. He potentially brings a lot of what Ange Postecoglou is looking for in terms of contributing to the build-up. He is not necessarily a shot-taker, but he can force turnovers, set up passes and move the ball forward.
“He’s got very good tactical awareness. He’s not the kind of player who will rush into a tackle. But he’s still young and prone to mistakes and we saw that on Saturday when he gave away a penalty against Kawasaki Frontale.
“That’s nothing that good coaching and guidance can’t fix and I think in terms of young prospects, players we expect to make an impact going forward for the national team he is certainly up there.
“So this is a very astute bit of scouting by Celtic if this goes through and it looks like it will.”
Here is Celts Are Here’s full interview with Dan Orlowitz…
