Kyogo Furuhashi

It used to be a very competitive league, lots of fairly big clubs like Lyonnaise, Rennes, Nice, Monaco, Marseille and Bordeux. There was a Lyon dominant spell about 15-20 years ago, but often a different team won it each year and rarely two years running. Now PSG have won 10 out of 12 and will likely win this season. The other clubs can't keep up and it's sort of died off in quality.

 

Sounds like he is either telling fans not to stress because we have something lined up. Or he is telling the board to get their finger out and back him trying to replace him. Can't quite tell...

 

There is no point in keeping a player that doesnt want to be here....maybe why his form has been off.

Timing is a * but it is what it is.....If we spend money on that Striker we are looking into...Along with Jota and KT its an excellent window so far.

But we do need to get this striker in now.....no * about.

 

I hope it works out for him. I think it's a bit of an odd move in regards to where he's going but if it improves his chances of getting into the WC squad then fair enough. Very sad to see him go though.

 

No need to direct anger at anyone in this instance.

 

Telling some fans to calm down

 

Waiting on some trying to spin this

 

Will miss Kyogo San. He done well for us. Now we go again

 

Sounds like he wanted someone else in the summer and got told stick with idah and maybe kyogo will change his mind

 

Every player we have ever had has been replaced. Even Larsson, and Kyogo is nowhere near the level of the King. We need to acknowledge that the majority of players are employees who are here for a wage. They may have a love or fondness for us but ultimately they will always look to do what's best for them first. Exceptions would be Larsson, Brown, Cal Mac and Forrest.

I've no issue with Kyogo wanting to leave, he did a great job for us, but I'm not shedding any tears for him. That's ridiculous. He has not been the same player this season and that's on him, not the manager or his team mates. He has still scored but has missed chances he normally would be expected to put away.

It's now a chance to refresh and I am more excited about Jota coming back than disappointed at Kyogo leaving.

 

For what he's done for us, he deserves his chance to move on. Will miss him and it will be sore for a while, especially when it's confirmed.

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

 

Man i'd not seen this, gonna have a good laugh on the way home and look like a nutter on the tube

 

He changed his agent and asked to leave months ago (probably before the start of the season). He wants to play at next year’s World Cup and playing in a higher standard of league boosts his chances. He’s more than repaid the £4.5m we spent on him and we have made a tidy profit in selling him. I’m gutted that he has left but every player has a price and I’m sure we have someone else lined up as his replacement. I wish Kyogo nothing but the best and hold no grudges.

 

There rarely actually my. Football fans just get affronted when someone wants to leave their club.

Unless a player actively throws their toys out the pram and refuses to play, or trains half-assed, I don’t really have an issue with them wanting to leave. I expect anyone successful hear to want to leave eventually, because challenges do get stale in any walk of life.

 

From the Celtic website


And the manager gave an update on the latest potential comings and goings at the club, confirming that Kyogo has travelled to French side, Rennes, for a medical with a view to confirming a move there in the next 24 hours.

He explained that the club wanted one of their best players to stay, but had to respect the player’s desire to move on.

 

A quick update on the Kyogo situation, how close is he to moving to France?

He's obviously travelled for a medical and whatnot, so that will probably be confirmed in the next 24 hours.

How did that deal come about Brendan, was it a case of the player wanting to go or does Celtic see this as the right time in terms of value in his age?

It's nothing to do with the club, naturally as the manager, I work on myself. At this point, he is one of our top players and someone who fits perfectly into how we play and how we work.

Kyogo has expressed an interest to leave a number of months back and obviously, that expression becomes stronger and it gets to the stage where he clearly really wants to leave.

Sadly, we have to do a deal then and look to finalise that for him. He's been an incredible player for the club for the three and a half years he's been here. Like I said, he's not someone we wanted to lose, but we have to accept where he's at.

After the work he's done to give to Celtic and his age, we have to respect that.



Hi Brendan, just after the high of Wednesday night, you say the squad are in a really good place. Have the boys in the changing room taken the news of Kyogo’s exit? Did it come as a shock to them, or you said it's been almost in the works for a while that the players have been wanting to leave? Is it something they expected? How did they react?

I'm not in the changing room. You would need to ask the players.

Listen, football is football. This football club has seen many, many, many talented footballers arrive here and leave. And it's a part of the great success of this club that we teach the players, we develop them. They then have the choice to stay or move on. When they move on, then it provides the opening opportunity for another player.

So that has been the culture here at Celtic. And like we say, Kyogo has been an absolutely brilliant player for this club for three and a half years. From the minute he walked in, he's had so many fantastic moments. Connected with his supporters off the pitch.

And like I say, you look back and have a great memory of his time here at Celtic. As will the supporters. It's always sad and it's always difficult when a player moves on. But it always provides the opportunity for the next player.

So he does end up moving on. He's been absolutely brilliant for the club. And he's created so many wonderful memories here.

Was there a reason, Brendan? You said that he expressed he wanted to leave a while ago. Was there a specific reason? Just a new challenge? What did Kyogo say to you or to the club?

I think it's a great place to be. But their careers are short. He's 30 years of age now. And they want these new challenges. He's achieved so much here at Celtic.

But that opportunity at this time in his career to go into what would be one of the top five leagues was something that was maybe too good for him to turn down. But I think it was more just something new for him. A new challenge.

He's obviously loved the club. He's loved everything about being here. But players' careers are short. As much as we want to convince them to stay and be here, the minute they want to move and the representatives say they want to move, then we have to do the best for the club.


Brendan, was it just one of those things? I think Kyogo was really disappointed to miss out on international squads at times. I think that was one of the things mentioned from the Japan camp, that the Scottish league wasn't challenging enough. Is that just one of the things that's out of control of Celtic and maybe other clubs in Scotland as well?

Listen, you can achieve many things here at Celtic. It might not be one of the top five leagues in the world, but this is a league where you can really develop and show your talent at the very highest level.

When I arrived here, Kyogo hadn't scored a goal in the Champions League. And if he leaves, he's then shown that he can play at that level. But when he first came in, he was adapting to the game and did exceptionally well for Ange (Postecoglou). And then he continued with that work and now leaves as a player who has shown he can play at the very highest level.

Now, the Japanese squad has obviously many really good players in them. But I think that you can show that by being here and winning and playing the type of football that we play and playing at the highest level, you can still achieve everything that you would like to.

But obviously, naturally, there's a feeling that when you've been somewhere, you may want to move on. It might be the weather. Maybe the weather just wasn't quite what you wanted!

But either way, he's been a brilliant servant for us.

 

By sounds of it as we expected his desire to play in World Cup probably drove his desire. All the best wee man.

Ex players thanks

 

Fair enough having that ambition but playing in a relegation battle isn't gonna be enough.

Unless he massively works on his limitations over the next 5 months of thinking he's highly unlikely to change the managers mind just by playing in France.

 

This be me too!