Nicolas Kuhn unmasked as Celtic £3m winger itching to bust myths and back up his Bayern Munich gold award

There's been a tangible sense of frayed nerves within the Celtic support since the January window opened with incomings viewed as necessity and not a luxury.

Boss Brendan Rodgers has been seeking directions to Quality Street for months and punters are yearning for a jolt after an imperfect first half of the campaign – which followed a misfiring summer transfer window. But Brendan Rodgers is emboldened by a rousing run of four wins on the spin before the winter break with Benfica loanee Paulo Bernardo joining Luis Palma in the hit squad from his first window back.

Now the Irishman – aiming to keep a rejuvenated Rangers under Philippe Clement at bay – is on the verge of landing Nicolas Kuhn in a deal worth between £2.5million and £3m. The 24-year-old Rapid Vienna winger has been turning out for an aptly-monikered club as his searing pace is now being consistently matched with strong decision making in the final third. Record Sport looks at the traits and finer details of a player who has had his work permit rubber-stamped before he secures his switch to Glasgow. He's aiming to bust myths and prove he's a talent to be reckoned with and is no January stab in the dark.

Kuhn being named gold Fritz-Walter medal winner back in 2019 underlines the esteem he was held in with superstars aplenty lifting the award before and after him. Seriously, you don't have to go far to find quotes from the likes of German football big-hitters such as Manuel Baum and Jochen Sauer swooning over a winger who appeared pre-ordained to become a bonafide superstar for club and country. His status at Leipzig had Ajax insiders giddy when they landed him back in 2018. There were flashes in Amsterdam, of course, but he swapped Ajax for Bayern in 2020