The excellent form of Kyogo and Oh may suggest that Celtic’s rumoured approach for Brondby attacker Mathias Kvistgaarden isn’t worth doing – but the figures being crunched reveal that it’s a transaction worth doing at any price.
Kyogo’s form is self-evident, with the Japanese striker filling in admirably for Odsonne Edouard after the Frenchman’s departure to Crystal Palace two years ago, with 62 goals in just 105 games proving him to be a key asset of the Ange Postecoglou era as his strikes helped Celtic win five of the six available domestic trophies under the Australian’s tutelage.
Oh has had a comparable level of success. Oh, who is more robust than his attacking counterpart, has 12 goals in 38 appearances, with the majority of those coming off the bench. There is nothing wrong with Celtic’s front line per se, but links to Kvistgaarden from the summer demonstrate that Celtic might be moved to the next level Brendan Rodgers has spoken about if the Dane joins – as Danish source 3point has explained in a recent report.
According to the publication, Kvistgaarden’s game has improved dramatically in recent seasons, with the 21-year-old impressing Hoops scouts enough for a contract to be agreed. A goal per three games isn’t exactly Kyogo’s lethal level, but he leads the Danish Superliga in assists per 90 minutes, with seven in just 17 games, while also pitching in with five goals himself, starting every game.
According to the article, Kvistgaarden has lowered the number of strokes he takes while maintaining his strike rate, indicating a mental shift and maturity in his game.
Celtic will be short up front with Oh and Kyogo both set to go far into the tournament with Japan and South Korea favourites to win the trophy – leaving any potential Kvistgaarden deal needing to be done ideally at the start of the window with Daizen Maeda out injured and the Asian Cup dominating proceedings throughout January and early February regardless.
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