After a challenging first half to the 2023–24 season, Brendan Rodgers will be looking for greater success in the second half of the
campaign for Celtic.
Ange Postecoglou, an Australian tactician who chose to negotiate a transfer to the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur, was
replaced as head coach of Northern Ireland by the Northern Irishman last summer.
It was always going to be difficult for Rodgers to follow after winning the domestic triple crown with the Hoops the previous season, as
was the case when Kilmarnock eliminated his team from the League Cup in August.
With just one victory, the Bhoys finished last in their Champions League group and will not be playing in Europe for the next five
months.
But the club has an opportunity to strengthen their team in order to succeed (win trophies) between now and May, since the January
transfer window started for business at the beginning of last week.
News on Mathias Kvistgaarden and Nicolas Kuhn’s transfers to Celtic
Football Insider reports that Celtic and Danish team Brondby have begun negotiations on a possible signing of Mathias Kvistgaarden
this month.
As per the report, the Scottish powerhouses are ‘working’ on a potential deal for the young, gifted number nine, who has been
performing admirably for his team.
According to Football Insider, Rodgers is eager to bolster his team during the January transfer window and has targeted strengthening
his left flank, central midfield, and center-forward positions.
The publication doesn’t say, though, if Brondby is willing to pay for the exceptional kid’s services or how much they would charge for
him.
However, TipsBladet earlier revealed that Celtic could need to pay around €10 million (£8.6 million) to get his services in January.
In order to expand their alternatives on the flank, the Hoops are also getting close to signing Nicolas Kuhn, a striker for Rapid Wien, in
a deal said to be for approximately £2.8 million.
According to FootballScotland writer Mark Hendry, the Scottish powerhouses are holding off on completing the transfer until Wien
finds an attacker to take the player’s position. Next week, he is anticipated to be in Glasgow to finalize his transfer to Parkhead.
If Rodgers can now work out a deal to add Kvistgaarden to the team with Kuhn before the second half of the season begins, he may
provide Kuhn with a deadly companion.
Numbers from Nicolas Kuhn’s season
The £2.8 million player is a fantastic creative threat with the ability to regularly penetrate defenses with his passing and crosses.
This season, he has been playing for Wien in the Austrian premier division, and Celtic will be hopeful that he
The table above illustrates how limited Rodgers’ present choices are when it comes to creativity on the right flank, especially with Luis
Palma securing the left side as his own.
On the other hand, in his 16 Bundesliga games this season, Kuhn has drawn attention with five assists, eleven “big chances” produced,
and 1.8 crucial passes per game. Additionally, he has contributed one goal and two assists for Wien in three cup competitions.
This demonstrates that the 24-year-old striker can consistently generate excellent opportunities from the right side. In the league, he
has also completed 3.1 dribbles per match.
The future Hoops attacker made 35 appearances for RB Leipzig at the U17 level, scoring 24 goals in those games.
The numbers that support Celtic’s decision to sign Kvistgaarden
By completing a deal to recruit Kvistgaarden from Brondby before the end of the month, Celtic might now acquire a deadly companion
for Kuhn in the final third.
Since the beginning of the Superligaen Championship Round at the close of the previous season, the 21-year-old wizard has been
playing for the Danish team in excellent form.
The Denmark U21 international has amassed an impressive 13 goals and 11 assists in 30 games across all competitions since the
beginning of that round, including six goals and four assists in nine appearances in the Championship Round.
The gifted forward was praised as being “on fire” earlier this season by talent scout Jacek Kulig, and it is easy to understand why.
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