Former Celtic coach Harry Kewell is surprised at the lack of bids the club have received for Daizen Maeda.
The Japanese attacker has been in fine fettle this campaign and added another goal to his ever-growing tally in his side's 5-2 win over St Mirren last night.
Kewell joined Celtic as an assistant coach in the summer of 2022 under Ange Postecoglou.
He spent a year and a half with the Parkhead side before departing just over 12 months ago to take the hotseat at Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan.
While at Celtic, Kewell worked closely on a one-to-one basis with Maeda and recently outlined how shocked he is at the lack of transfer interest in the 27-year-old: "I’m surprised someone hasn’t already come in for Daizen, that’s the truth," he said (Mail via Record).
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"The way football is played today, especially with the high press and high energy fans and managers want, he’s the perfect candidate. So there’s no limit for Daizen, in terms of the level he can get to.
"Unfortunately for Celtic, if he keeps scoring they’ll find it difficult to hold on to him. Because there will be other clubs in for him. And that’s a great thing because it shows what an amazing job Celtic have done with a fantastic player."
Maeda has scored 26 goals and assisted eight in 40 appearances for his team this term. He is an undoubted candidate for Player of the Season in Scotland.
Kewell spent only a year in charge of Yokohama and is currently out of work: "I absolutely loved being at Celtic and working with the players there," he said.
"I had a wonderful time in Japan. Daizen actually gave me some great advice going over there and the players in Japan are fantastic, they always want to learn. I enjoyed the J-League but I’m looking forward to my next opportunity now."
