Daizen Maeda shares some of the reasons why he’s joined Celtic; names his main strength

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Unsurprisingly, the presence of Ange Postecoglou and Kyogo Furuhashi are two of the principal reasons why Daizen Maeda has chosen to sign for Celtic.

2021’s top scorer in Japan is starting the new year in the green and white of the Bhoys, officially unveiled at the Lennoxtown training centre earlier this afternoon.

And the player has shared that chats with Kyogo and the football philosophy helped seal his switch to Glasgow.

Daizen Maeda can make a quick impact at Celtic

Speaking to Celtic TV, he said: “Kyogo has been playing really well, and I have to do even better to be successful. I will try my best.

“When I met him at the international team, I was asking him about Celtic and he was telling me lots of good things about Celtic so I am really looking forward to it.

“Kyogo is doing very well and in the past, there was Shunsuke Nakamura, so of course, there is a lot of interest in Japan. I hope there will be more support in Japan now.

“I know the manager from before so I’m really looking forward to it. He’s always playing attacking football so I’m looking forward to playing that again with him.

“My strength is my speed. I like to use my speed to attack opponents and try to get as many goals as possible.”

Maeda is likely to come straight into contention for a starting berth in Postecoglou’s team when Celtic play Hibernian on January 17th.

He’s been in red hot form and will have had enough of a break to be fresh and fit for the challenges ahead, thanks to the end of the J-League season last month.

Of all the three signings from Japan, I reckon he has the biggest chance of making an early impact, with the quality of Reo Hatate likely to develop over time and Yosuke Ideguchi having plenty to prove.

I can’t wait to see him in action.

In other news, Ange Postecoglou and Kyogo send class New Year messages to Celtic supporters.