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Kyogo Furuhashi could still leave Birmingham City despite Celtic’s failed January attempt

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Birmingham City manager Chris Davies has refused to rule out a departure for Kyogo Furuhashi following interest from the MLS.

Celtic failed in an attempt to sign Kyogo on loan in the January transfer window and the Hoops hero remained with the Championship club.

He has failed to impress with Birmingham since his £9m move in the summer, and it seems that a move elsewhere isn’t completely off the cards.

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Chris Davies addresses Kyogo Furuhashi speculation

Reports have claimed that teams in the MLS are interested in the 30-year-old as their transfer window remains open until mid-March.

While Davies would like to keep the Japanese forward, he didn’t close the door on the possibility of an exit within the next month.

He said: “There’s been talk of that (Kyogo leaving for MLS). From my point of view, this is our squad and this is how it stays.

“If something there comes up that has to be looked at then obviously we will respect the player and everything else, as we do in open transfer window time.”

Celtic should close the door on Kyogo return

After trying and failing in the winter, that should be that on any talks of a return to Paradise for Kyogo.

It is clear that he thinks his future lies elsewhere, and that is okay.

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He is still remembered as a hero, a prolific goalscorer and that won’t change.

While a proven goalscorer is required in the summer, we need to be looking at other options.