Ange could unearth Celtic's next Kyogo in 10-goal sensation with "talent and flair" - opinion

Having taken over a Celtic squad that was in desperate need of refreshing last summer, Ange Postecoglou has already made huge strides in transforming the makeup of the Bhoys first-team side.

Indeed, summer signings such as Kyogo Furuhashi, Liel Abada, Josip Juranovic, Joe Hart, Jota, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Carl Starfelt and Giorgos Giakoumakis provided the 56-year-old with an extremely solid base to build upon, before the Greek-Australian coach added the further signings of Reo Hatate, Matt O’Riley, Yosuke Ideguchi and Daizen Maeda in the January transfer window.

However, despite the arrivals of the 12 players mentioned above, Postecoglou has still managed to afford a number of Celtic’s youth prospects with some valuable first-team minutes – with academy products Adam Montgomery, Stephen Welsh, Anthony Ralston and Mikey Johnston all being regulars within the Hoops senior squad this season, while B team players Owen Moffat, Dane Murray, Ben Doak and Joey Dawson have also featured for the first team in the current campaign.

This will provide encouragement for a number of the club’s young players hoping to push for a place in the manager’s senior squad in the next few years – one of whom will undoubtedly be centre-forward Adam Brooks.

Indeed, the 18-year-old hitman has been in exceptional form for Celtic’s B team so far this season, having already scored ten goals in the Scottish Lowland League.

Rather unsurprisingly, these returns have seen the striker receive a considerable amount of praise, with Celtic B coach, Darren O’Dea, stating of the teenager: “The front players I can relate to the first team because that’s where we’re trying to align into.

“Their attacking talent and flair is pivotal to the team but they’re also