Hoops latest news: Reo Hatate will be in 'no rush' to leave Celtic this summer

Journalist Pete O’Rourke doesn’t believe that Reo Hatate will consider leaving Celtic any time soon.

Former Aberdeen striker Noel Hunt recently said that the Japanese ace might already be planning on a move to the Premier League, but O’Rourke doesn’t expect that to be the case.

It’s been less than two months since Hatate made the move from Kawasaki Frontale, but he’s already made a huge impact at Celtic, and the Scottish Premiership title race in particular.

In his first six top-flight appearances, Hatate has scored three goals and laid on two assists, with Celtic taking maximum points from each of those fixtures to leapfrog Rangers and climb to the top of the standings.

Against Rangers, in only his fourth game for the club, the 24-year-old produced a scintillating performance to help the Hoops claim a 3-0 victory in the Old Firm derby, scoring twice before setting up Liel Abada’s goal before half-time.

Such is Hatate’s form, Hunt thinks that some bottom-half teams in England might already be eyeing up a move for him, although O’Rourke doesn’t seem to agree.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “I think Celtic fans are enjoying having Hatate right now and I don’t think the player will be in a rush to leave any time soon.

“He seems to be enjoying his football and seems to have a lot of trust and faith in Ange Postecoglou.”

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Hatate has enjoyed a dream start to life in Scotland and already showed with his performance in the Glasgow derby that he’s capable of performing on the big occasion.

However, he’s played less than 10 times and is still probably getting into the swing of things following his move. Therefore, touting him for a move to the Premier League feels too