Kieran Devlin reveals how many Celtic games Kyogo could miss after Postecoglou admission

Kyogo Furuhashi may be out of action until after the March international break, according to The Athletic‘s Celtic reporter Kieran Devlin. 

Furuhashi hasn’t played for the Hoops since aggravating a hamstring injury against St Johnstone on Boxing Day. They have now been without him for six Premiership matches, in addition to two Scottish Cup ties.

Discussing Celtic’s injury list last week, Ange Postecoglou admitted that the 27-year-old was ‘two to three weeks’ behind midfielder Callum McGregor (who underwent surgery on a fractured cheekbone) in his recovery.

Given that Turnbull is yet to resume training, Devlin revealed for The Athletic that ‘there is the possibility’ Furuhashi could be missing for more than a month and might not be seen in action until after the March international break.

If Celtic get past Bodo/Glimt in their Europa Conference League play-off tie this month, his spell on the sidelines could feasibly continue for another 10 games.

This will surely be worrying reading for Celtic fans.

Although he hasn’t featured in 2022, Furuhashi remains Celtic’s top scorer with 13 goals in all competitions, two ahead of Liel Abada, so it’s not hard to see how his prolonged absence might hurt their ambitions.

Celtic are not only bidding to make it to the last 16 of the Europa Conference League, but also to regain the Premiership title from arch-rivals Rangers.

With just a point separating the two Glasgow sides, injuries could prove to be a deciding factor in the title race, so Hoops fans will surely want to see Furuhashi back in action before the end of March.

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