5 J-League targets Celtic could move for as Daizen Maeda deal set to open transfer floodgates

One signing is officially confirmed at Celtic and fans will be hoping the floodgates are well and truly open.

It was no mystery Daizen Maeda would be joining permanently but after a promising start to life at Parkhead, Ange Postecoglou will be pleased to formally tie him down.

He's just one of the Australian's J-League success stories though joining Kyogo Furuhashi, Reo Hatate and Yosuke Ideguchi at Celtic Park.

And it seems likely the Japanese contingent will only grow in the months and years ahead as Postecoglou looks to build a lasting legacy.

He knows the market so well and while links with Mohanad Jeahze and Francisco Ortega suggest the wide-ranging approach to scouting will continue, it likely won't be long before we see another arrival or two from the Far East.

Although Postecoglou admits it's harder to sign players from Japan in the European summer window with the J-League season in full swing, he's likely to try his luck.

He landed top scorer Kyogo last summer after all.

Here are just a few of the names that could crop up on the transfer wishlist.

Though just 25, Morishima can already consider himself a stalwart at Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

His six years of service have yielded more than 150 appearances and he's been a consistent creative force in that time.

Morishima has 16 goals to his name since his debut back in 2016 but six of those have come in just 18 games this season - showing he's starting to know where the goal is.

He's a deadly free-kick taker too and while he hasn't quite hit the heights that earned him his two Japan caps back in 2019, he is on course for the best goalscoring season of his career.

If Postecoglou still keeps an eye on his old team Marinos, then Morishima's stunning double against