20 Dec 2025 16:16:38
Celtic Star headline
"Sad to see decline of Kyogo"
Then they ask this question
"Would Celtic take him back?
Apparently Birmingham want Yang and could propose a swap deal
Is Kyogo worth another chance.
20 Dec 2025 16:40:54
Personally, I think we saw the best of Kyogo for a couple of years and for one reason or another he has never regained that form and approaching 31 - So, I would prefer we looked elsewhere.
Yang has improved, and although still not what many would deem Celtic class, he is ahead of James Forrest in the pecking order at the moment and better than Tounekti and Baliwishi.
Honestly, I would hope for better quality than both, but under the current regime, recruitment has got us in the mess we are in.
20 Dec 2025 16:59:53
out if our wingers yangs been best recently. So to weaken just in the hope an underperforming possibly finished 31 year old (come Jan ) ) with a shoulder that could go anytime . then a no from me. in saying that a straight swap for either tounetki or ballywashy might be a deal?.
20 Dec 2025 18:41:35
Kyogo has only scored one goal since he left Celtic and that was from one yard out due to a massive mistake.
But he's 100% better than we currently have.
I could see Kyogo scoring enough to see 5 IAR.
20 Dec 2025 21:17:45
Not a chance.
I'm no fan of Yang but we need a lot more than Kyogo as that looks like a backward step.
We need a complete first team squad rebuild as well as a new management/ coaching team worthy of Celtic Football Club.
20 Dec 2025 22:03:53
Jesus no.
20 Dec 2025 22:43:54
Our issue was not that we sold Kyogo. The issue was we didn't replace him.
Selling him was the right thing to do as he was on the decline and we got good money for him. However, his work rate and runs were sorely missed when he left and it reduced our attacking threat as he was vital to how we played.
20 Dec 2025 23:50:51
100% Weejoe,
£10M for Kyogo in January and £7M for Idah in the summer, and we end up signing a free agent (Ineacho) in the final few minutes of the summer window.
Great bit of business by Nicholson and the Celtic board.