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Celtic receive Kyogo Furuhashi transfer confirmation
Cameron Smith
- Updated: 10 Jan 2026 07:00 GMT
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Celtic interim boss Martin O’Neill has confirmed that Birmingham City striker Kyogo Furuhashi is unlikely to rejoin the club on loan in January.
The 30-year-old has been heavily linked with a Celtic Park return in recent days, amid the club’s pursuit of a new centre forward and his struggles at Birmingham, but O’Neill has admitted that a transfer agreement is doubtful.
Current ETV
Kyogo Furuhashi
F (C)
Birmingham
Kyogo Furuhashi
F (C)
Birmingham
ETV Range
€4.7M - €6.3M
“I think that would be unlikely. Everything is premature,” the Celtic caretaker manager revealed to reporters ahead of his first match back in charge versus Dundee United on Saturday (as per The Daily Record).
“I think there's a viewpoint that he wants to prove himself at Birmingham, which is no surprise.”
Kyogo spent three-and-a-half years at Celtic before his move to Stade Rennais last January, scoring 85 goals in 165 games during that time and helping the Hoops win a total of nine trophies. However, a sensational return to the club now seems unlikely, despite initial optimism that an agreement could be reached.
Birmingham respond to Kyogo transfer speculation
Birmingham boss Chris Davies has also admitted that he expects Kyogo to stay at St Andrew’s this month, despite the fact he is still yet to score his first Championship goal for the club.
“Kyogo is our player, who has been playing more matches recently than he has done in the last few months,” Davies told reporters when asked about the Japan star’s future (via BBC Sport).
“The plan is that Kyogo continues in that vein - gets his goals and gets his game moving. So I'll support him to do that.
“We've had no discussions at the moment about anything other than Kyogo giving his best and doing his best for Birmingham City.
“Personally, I think he's going to stay here and potentially battle through whatever comes in front of him.
Davies continued: “Kyogo cannot be doing any more in terms of his own efforts with the club. So we've been supporting him and we'll be going along with that.
“Again though, like a lot of things, we'll obviously see as things progress through January where everyone is and make sure everyone is on the same page.
“But, certainly at this moment in time, Kyogo is an important player in the squad and will continue to be so.”
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