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(Image: SNS Group)<\/p>\nThe forward has revealed that a move to another club was scrapped in the final hours of the window<\/p>\n
20:00, 05 Sep 2025Updated 20:29, 05 Sep 2025<\/p>\n
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Daizen Maeda is expected to be sold in January after the Celtic winger revealed he wanted a Parkhead departure before the end of the summer window.<\/p>\n
The forward was the key man for Brendan Rodgers<\/a> last season as the Hoops claimed a double and impressed in the Champions League<\/a> – as he netted 33 goals before sweeping the Player of the Year awards.<\/p>\n But it has been a slow start for the 27-year-old who revealed while on international duty with Japan that he had agreed terms with another club<\/a>.<\/p>\n While Maeda admitted he wanted a new challenge, Celtic were unable to find a replacement and an exit was scrapped.<\/p>\n But former Parkhead midfielder Scott Allan reckons a move will come in the winter window – as he expects the board to finally green light a recruitment drive.<\/p>\n He told Clyde 1 Superscoreboard: “You knew there would be interest in Maeda off the back of the season he had.<\/p>\n “You look at the goals he scored and the ability he has to constantly press teams.<\/p>\n “But, you can see it has affected him in terms of performance – he just hasn’t got going as of yet this season., but it is how Celtic now deal with that.<\/p>\n “How does Brendan Rodgers get the best out of Daizen Maeda<\/a> up until January – because you would expect another bid to come in.<\/p>\n “You would like to think Celtic get something done in January – but it’s what Brendan Rodgers can do between this time and January to get the most out of this side.”<\/p>\n The lack of a replacement for Maeda has forced Rodgers to abandon one of his transfer rules that came into play when Kyogo Furuhashi <\/a>departed in January.<\/p>\n He insisted that no player that didn’t want to be a Celtic player would be kept – shortly before the striker joined Stade Rennes.<\/p>\n At the time he said: “I think the biggest thing is if a player doesn’t want to be here, then go.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then it’s at that point, then the club has to get the best possible deal. So I don’t ever see the point of keeping someone who doesn’t want to be here.”<\/p>\n Follow Record Sport on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.<\/p>\n You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Celtic<\/a> pages and sign up to our newsletters<\/a> to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season.<\/p>\n We’re also on WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Celtic community here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tune in to Hotline Live<\/a> every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport’s newest podcast, Game On<\/a>, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.<\/p>\n