Kyogo Furuhashi's move to Rennes and Jota's return to Celtic after stints in Saudi Arabia and France mark a significant shift for the Scottish champions. Kyogo sought a challenge in a more competitive European league, while Jota aims to recapture his previous form. Celtic must now find a replacement for Kyogo's goalscoring prowess and explore Jota's role within the team.
he prefers a relegation battle in Ligue 1 to chasing more silverware and playing in the Champions League with Celtic, while Jota has swapped places with him at Rennes , returning to Glasgow after bruising experiences in Saudi Arabia and France.
Some of his 85 goals were particularly crucial, rising to the big occasion as he netted eight times in 17 Old Firm derbies, contributed trophy-winning braces in successive League Cup finals and scored eight times in 28 appearances in European competition. Kygo has found the net 10 times in the Premiership this season and, although that was an improved rate of 0.7 per game and his assist rate has also increased in the past two seasons, he never looked quite as effective, or comfortable, under Rodgers.
However, it was no surprise to learn last week from Rodgers himself that the 30-year-old had expressed some months ago his desire to move on - and Kyogo explained to Rennes' website that he wanted to test himself in a more competitive European league. Since then, however, Jota found himself initially left out of Al-Ittihad's Saudi Pro League squad and eventually only turned out 19 times for the side who finished fifth in the league.
The Portuguese's arrival will no doubt hasten the departure of Luis Palma, who was already out of the picture and destined to be sold, but he finds himself competing on the wing with Celtic's find of the season, Nicolas Kuhn, Maeda and back-ups Yang Hyun-Jyu and James Forrest. Rodgers promised he would give the Irishman "the time, the patience, the support" to prove the talent the manager believes he has.
KYOGO FURUHASHI JOTA CELTIC RENNES TRANSFER STRIKE FOOTBALL SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP
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