Celtic must launch late bid to sign "dazzling" 30-goal gem after big Mark Guidi claim - opinion

Celtic have enjoyed a wonderful January transfer window with Ange Postecoglou aiming to replicate the immense success of Kyogo Furuhashi’s transfer to Parkhead last summer.

The Japan international has quickly become a cult hero for the Hoops and in the trio of Reo Hatate, Daizen Maeda and Yosuke Ideguchi, he is beginning to build quite the team at Paradise.

Daizen has hit the ground running, scoring on his debut, while Hatate enjoyed a rather impressive first outing for the club last week too.

They have been joined in Glasgow by Matt O’Riley who caught the eye of the Bhoys and arrived MK Dons for a fee of £1.5m.

Like Hatate, he had a debut to remember, playing as many as eight key passes in their 2-1 victory over Hearts in midweek.

However, it hasn’t been plain sailing for the Scottish giants who have been dealt a succession of injury blows.

Callum McGregor is now a long-term absentee, joining Kyogo in the treatment room. Maeda will be unavailable due to an international call-up and with Giorgos Giakoumakis’ fitness still a concern, Celtic could be left short in some key areas.

As a result, journalist Mark Guidi tipped Postecoglou to move for another forward player in the remaining days of the window, saying: “I think it would have to be in the thinking of Ange Postecoglou to try and get a striker and probably a loan deal between now and an end of the season.”

Indeed, if the Celtic boss decides that’s an area he does need more bodies in then he should look no further than Siriki Dembele.

The recruitment team at Paradise have already exploited the English Football League for talent this winter and they could replicate that trick by luring the long-term target north of the border in the coming days.

Dembele, who is the