CELTIC CONFIDENTIAL: Champions will have to fork out a record £14million if they want new strike target… PLUS the Parkhead defender who must be wishing he’d never gone out on loan

Brondby has awarded a prize of £ 14 million on Celtic Target Mathias Kvistgaarden.

The 22-year-old Dane is the best target of Brendan Rodgers to replace Kyogo Furuhashi after the Fans’s favorite for Rennes.

But Brondby is reluctant to sell their star man in the current window, unless the deal is shattering their previous transfer record.

The way things are, the two parties are a distance apart in their ratings.

The existing record transfer of Celtic is the £ 11 million they have paid for midfielder Arne Engels.

The Parkhead Club agreed to sell Rennes in Kyogo in exchange for the French Ligue 1 club that sells them winger Jota for nine million euros (£ 7.6 million).

Brendan Rodgers and Celtic have a record of £ 14 million price tag for strike Target Mathias Kvistgaarden

Brondby Star Mathias Kvistgaarden attracts admiring glances of voor residents throughout Europe

Brondby Star Mathias Kvistgaarden attracts admiring glances of voor residents throughout Europe

The Danish outfit wants a cool £ 14 million for their 22-year-old star man Kvistgaarden

The Danish outfit wants a cool £ 14 million for their 22-year-old star man Kvistgaarden

In the meantime, the only question to be answered about the return from Kieran Tierney to Celtic is when?

Rodgers admitted on Tuesday evening that Celtic concluded a pre-contract deal with the Arsenal star, which inchops this summer, but the manager hopes to conclude a loan agreement that would see him return before the current transfer star was concluded.

The Gunners are willing to sell Oleksandr Zinchenko to Atletico Madrid and, if the Ukrainian leaves for big money, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta would rather hold on to the 27-year-old Tierney as cover.

With Left Back Alex Valle who has cut his loan agreement in Parkhead from Barcelona to draw for Serie A Side Como, Rodgers prefer a reunion with Tierney as quickly as possible.

If he doesn’t get his husband now, Rodgers will have Greg Taylor as his only remaining left back on his way to the Champions League play-offs, with central defender Liam Scales as a backup.

Welsh must wonder what he has been for

For his career, Stephen Welsh had no choice but to go on loan for the second half of this season.

The former Scotland Under-21 International had only started two games before Christmas-one 5-2 victory over Falkirk in the Premier Sports Cup last September and a scoreless draw in Tannadice in December.

While Celtic wanted to keep the 25-year-old on board to strengthen their quota of home-grown players for their European team, a temporary switch to the Belgian side Mechelen was in his best interest.

Stephen Welsh left Celtic on loan to get playing time with the Belgian Pro League side Mechelen

Stephen Welsh left Celtic on loan to get playing time with the Belgian Pro League side Mechelen

Celtic Defender Welsh, at the top right, was closed during two of his games during two games

Celtic Defender Welsh, at the top right, was closed during two of his games during two games

However, it is fair to say that the shot would have wanted a softer introduction to life on the continent.

His first match ended in a defeat of one goals to Cercle Brugge.

Then came a 2-1 housing loss for Genk, with Welsh immersed during the break.

He retained his place for the weekend trip to Andercht. This ended in 4-1 Bonnnissen, where the Celtic loan was withdrawn from the break with his side two goals down.

Now only four points above the relegation zone, Mechelen is struggling and they need a result when they are confronted with OH Leuven on Friday. Welsh must already wonder what he has registered for.

Kyogo still breaks records without kicking a ball

The move from Kyogo Furuhashi to France has set a new benchmark.

The £ 10 million of the Japanese international makes him the most expensive player older than 26 years to switch to one of Europe’s top five competitions without earlier experience at that level.

While supporters had a chance to say goodbye to their former idol after his last performance against young boys, Furuhashi released an emotional message to fans through the club.

Kyogo Furuhashi is unveiled after his £ 10 million switch from Celtic to French Outfit Rennes

Kyogo Furuhashi is unveiled after his £ 10 million switch from Celtic to French Outfit Rennes

The last match of the Japanese star for Celtic was in Champions League winning on young boys

The last match of the Japanese star for Celtic was in Champions League winning on young boys

With the badge of his new club, Furuhashi shows off his new club after his £ 10 million switch to the Ligue 1 Club

With the badge of his new club, Furuhashi shows off his new club after his £ 10 million switch to the Ligue 1 Club

“In the past three and a half years I have been really grateful for your great support and cheers,” he said. ‘From the moment I participated until my last day, I have been happy every step.

‘Being able to enjoy so many wonderful moments and performance with you all, I gave myself the happiest player in the world countless times. I believe that these invaluable experiences were only possible because I came to Celtic.

‘Even if time progresses, I am deeply moved and encouraged by the many warm messages and friendly words that I continue to receive, and I can’t thank you enough. I am getting ahead, but I will keep you all in my heart and continue on my journey.

‘Finally, I am very sorry that I could not say goodbye to all of you, but I will give my best in my new chapter. I am convinced that my beautiful Celtic teammates, together with the manager and his back room team, will continue to create new and exciting moments for the rest of the season. ‘

Sieglist’s search for Game Time will not plan

The potential relocation from Ben Sieglist to the Serie A Club Genoa has raised one or two eyebrow among Celtic supporters who hardly saw him playing during his two years in Parkhead.

The Swiss keeper left Celtic six months ago to become a member of Rapid Bucharest, but the manager who signed him, Neil Lennon, has since been fired and Sieglist has fallen out of grace.

The 32-year-old former Dundee United player is reportedly frustrated by his lack of playing time at Rapid, but a move to Genoa could send him to another spell on the couch, as a backup of Nicola Leali.

That is what it is like for keepers such as Sieglist: good enough to be in a big club, but not quite good enough to settle if his NR. Choice is injured – or rest.

Goalkeeper Ben Sieglist's time at Celtic turned out to be a frustrating saying in the shade

Goalkeeper Ben Sieglist’s time at Celtic turned out to be a frustrating saying in the shade

Sieglist was an impressive regular with Dundee United, but he only made two first team performances for Celtic, in League Cup tires against Ross County and Motherwell. He never played a competitive game for them in Celtic Park.

He was always behind Joe Hart in the pecking order and, more telling, the other backup goalkeeper of the club, Scott Bain, who received a new three-year-old deal in 2023.

Bain, 33, a hard -working player who did better than he expected in his career, is another who spent a lot of time in the shade. When his current deal expires, he will have been with Celtic for seven years, the last four of which have been on the outskirts. This season he hardly visited the bench.

Last summer, Kasper Schmeichel Hart en Celtic signed Viljami Sinisalo of Aston Villa as his No. 2. The latter still has to play, but he took £ 1 million and has enough time in 23 time to prove himself.

Bain and Sieglist, on the other hand, are among those keepers, such as Jon McLaughlin and Liam Kelly in the city, whose career forced them in a kind of Faustian pact. They secure their financial future, often at the expense of playing time and international recognition.

Celtic women ready to take a title race

A potentially crucial weekend in the Scottish Premier League season of the Women saw the leaders slip away, Celtic benefits fully and the title race becomes so tight that it is almost impossible to call.

Only three points separate the top four sides of the division after Pacesetters Glasgow City were beaten by Hibs and Celtic drove to a 4-0 triumph at home on hearts.

The newest turn in an unpredictable campaign means that the side of Elena Sadiku can now be affiliated with City on 47 points if they win their match in hand, against Queen’s Park in Ochilview on Wednesday.

Elena Sadiku is determined to see her Celtic side return to the top of the SWPL table

Elena Sadiku is determined to see her Celtic side return to the top of the SWPL table

It is a welcome boost for Celtic at the end of a difficult enchantment. First they lost to Rangers in the Sky Sports Cup semi -final. Then they waved goodbye to defender Caitlin Hayes, who joined Brighton & Hove Albion.

But they bounced back against hearts, especially during an impressive first half when Shannon McGregor, Saoirse Noonan and Morgan Cross Celtic set up three. Natalie Ross added another after the interval.

The fact that Sadiku also managed to give a debut to new signing sessions Emma Westin and Abi Harrison made it a perfect daytime work for the club that hopes to collect in a crucial phase of the season.

Celtic cannot go at the top on Wednesday evening, but they can go past Glasgow City and eat the target difference of the leaders before the parties meet this weekend in a Scottish cup in Petershill Park.

It is a crucial few days before Celtic, in the competition and cup, but it would be negligent from Sadiku to watch further than their next game.

“I said it to the girls, everything is in our hands,” said Sadiku. ‘Of course we now want to move forward and score many goals. Hopefully we can try to score a lot on Wednesday and try to bring ourselves back to the top of the competition. We are fully focused on that game. ‘