Kyogo snubs Celtic exit question in Japan as he tells reporters exactly why he's in no rush to leave

Kyogo wasn't entertaining questions over his future beyond Celtic as the Japan star stays laser-focused on firing the Hoops to another Treble.

The PFA Scotland player of the year scored 34 times in 50 appearances last season and was handed a lucrative new contract shortly after Brendan Rodgers' arrival. He'd been loosely linked with joining Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham but those were quickly put to bed following his the announcement of his new deal.

In an interview in a Japanese magazine, he explained why he decided to stay in Glasgow. And when pressed over whether he'd consider leaving Celtic eventually, Kyogo refused to go into any detail. He said: "The good thing about Celtic is that the people are really warm. They accept us, Japanese people from a foreign country. Even if you are driving, you will be greeted with a horn from another car.

"There was a time in a cafe when the guy who was supposed to be working stopped serving a customer so he could get a picture with me! It makes me happy when I get approached and if the people who approach me smile and it makes them happy, then it makes me even happier.

"The stadiums are all frenetic. Everyone from children to the elderly will support you with a tremendous amount of passion. I am grateful that the club needed me enough to sign a new contract. I'm glad that my hard work was appreciated.

"But I couldn't have done it alone, so I can only thank the people around me who really supported me. Now, we will try and win the title again and I want to help by scoring as many goals as possible.

"In order to do that, I have to focus more strictly on myself because I can only repay the club and the people around me through football.”

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