Kyogo Furuhashi joins Rennes from Celtic
Ligue 1 side Rennes have completed the £10m signing of Kyogo Furuhashi from Celtic; the striker scored 85 goals for the Hoops after arriving from Vissel Kobe in 2021; he won eight major honours with t
After three-and-a-half years, 165 appearances and eight trophies, the striker many fans have hailed as the best since Henrik Larsson has ended his Celtic career. Kyogo Furuhashi, the 5ft 7in Japan forward,
The 30-year-old Japanese ends a three-and-a-half year spell with the Scottish champions, where he scored 85 goals and won eight trophies. It is understood that Rennes have paid a fee of nearly £10 million for Furuhashi, who has signed a two-and-a-half year contract with the Bretons.
Jota spent one year with Al-Ittihad before an offseason move to Rennes, which has sold the Portuguese forward to Celtic for a reported 10 million euros ($10.5 million). Celtic got a reported 29 million ($30.5 million) selling him after his first spell in Glasgow.
Celtic re-signed winger Jota on a five-and-a-half-year deal, pending international clearance. Jota returns after spells with Rennes and Al Ittihad. Meanwhile, Kyogo Furuhashi moved to Stade Rennais on a two-and-a-half-year contract,
Celtic have re-signed Portuguese winger Jota on a five-and-a-half-year contract subject to international clearance, the Scottish club said on Monday, while striker Kyogo Furuhashi joined Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais.
Ligue 1 side Rennes signed Japanese international Kyogo Furuhashi from Celtic on Monday, with Portuguese forward Jota rejoining the Scottish champions.
Celtic have secured Jota on a five-and-a-half-year contract after the Portuguese winger swapped places with Kyogo Furuhashi.
While four French clubs secured progress to the knockout phase of the Champions League this week, another was busy firing a popular coach as Lyon parted company with Pierre Sage and lined up Paulo
Celtic were able to spend £26m this season alone on Adam Idah, Arne Engels and Auston Trusty. Jota is back. Tierney is coming back. Those won't be insignificant wages. Which begs the question: Just how far is this new big-spending Celtic board prepared to push the boat out?
Kvistgaarden has been a long-term target for the Hoops, having been linked back in the summer and last season, but the club are now looking to get a deal done for his services to replace Kyogo, who departed Celtic Park with 85 goals in 165 games in all competitions.