Lawrence Shankland is favourite Kyogo replacement for Celtic

According to bookmakers, Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland is the most likely candidate to take

Kyogo Furuhashi’s spot should the Japanese player leave the team.

The news that Kyogo is one of the two players on Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s shortlist

for the number two striker position at the Premier League champions shocked Scottish football yesterday.

The 29-year-old would only be allowed to leave the Parkhead club for about £20 million, but wealthy City won’t be deterred by that amount.

Even though Brendan Rodgers has already spent £8.5 million to sign Adam Idah from Norwich, it is certain that Kyogo’s exit would result in additional spending.

Furthermore, bookmakers believe that Scotland striker Shankland—whom Rodgers has openly

admired in the past—is the most likely successor in the event that the City agreement is finalised.

Raheem Sterling, a rising talent from Chelsea who Rodgers managed at Liverpool, is also a

contender.

“Hearts goal machine Lawrence Shankland is the market leader(2/1), and that would cause quite

the stir if the Hearts man swapped Tynecastle for Celtic Park,” stated Shane Orton, Head of Betting

PR News at Bet Ideas.

Wolves’ leading scorer Hwang Hee-Chan (5/1) had a great season in his previous spell there and

would probably be a much sought-after addition.

Aaron Connolly, a free agent and Ireland international, was once a highly sought-after player at Brighton. Would a transfer to the SPL help him regain his form?

“Wage demands definitely rule this out, so Celtics fans can probably only dream about Raheem

Sterling (14/1) and Anthony Martial (25/1).”

Full list of odds for Kyogo transfer replacements

Anthony Martial 25/1; Lawrence Shankland 2/1; Hwang Hee-Chan 5/1; Aaron Connolly 6/1; Taiwo Awoniyi 13/2; Chris Wood 9/1; Tom Cannon 10/1; Raheem Sterling 14/1

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