Celtic are in the hunt for a striker this window due to their slender options available across their frontline.
Kyogo Furuhashi is the sole survivor in attack heading into a congested run of Scottish Premiership fixtures, given that Hyeongyu Oh is on AFC Asian Cup duty with South Korea.
The Hoops are further depleted by the absences of Daizen Maeda and Yang Hyun-jun, leaving Brendan Rodgers with food for thought heading into the latter stages of the transfer window.
Internally, Rocco Vata could emerge as a surprise option to fill the role following his maiden goal for the club against Buckie Thistle; nevertheless, his contractual situation at Parkhead is currently in limbo.
Ideally, the Bhoys will enter the market before the window concludes to bolster their depth in the final third.
Sydney van Hooijdonk, Lawrence Shankland and Mathias Kvistgaarden have been mentioned at various points in the month, though it is still unclear who could potentially arrive to provide competition for Furuhashi.
Aberdeen forward Bojan Miovski has been reported in December to be a player Rodgers is an admirer of in his search for a striker [Scottish Sun].
Despite the Hoops’ interest in the North Macedonian, Barry Robson’s men would be expected to hold out for a significant fee before considering sanctioning his exit. The outlet claimed Celtic would need to pay a record sum between Scottish clubs.
Adam Rooney speaks about Celtic-linked Miovski’s future
Miovski has rightly earned plaudits for his performances this term and has registered 16 goals and four assists for Aberdeen across 30 appearances, per Transfermarkt.
Speaking about his future, former Aberdeen icon Adam Rooney has claimed that the Dons could find it tough to retain the striker due to their league position, stating [Daily Record]: “Even though the team haven’t been doing so well this season, he is still banging in the goals. His finishing is very good and with his goal in the cup the other night, you can see how instinctive he is.
“That will be the hard part for him right now at Aberdeen. It’s obviously a lot easier to keep a hold of a player if you are competing at the top end of the league.”
He then added: “If you are playing well and scoring goals, certain individuals may want to go and play at a higher level. I’m sure if Miovski wants to get a move, he’ll get one. He might have to prove himself at another level before he can move onto one of the really top leagues.”
Bojan Miovski to Celtic looks unlikely
With just ten days left of the transfer window, it looks increasingly unlikely that Celtic will shell out considerable money on Miovski.
The Daily Record claimed last week that a loan arrival this month could be a more realistic outcome to their search for attackers, with several options from the Premier League under consideration.
In the meantime, Nicolas Kuhn will provide foil for the Hoops’ existing strikeforce and could make his debut this weekend against Ross County.
Bringing Miovski to Glasgow is a nice idea in theory; however, Celtic may find the notion difficult to put into practice amid Aberdeen’s financial demands regarding the Stip-born marksman.
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