This wasn’t Postecoglou dipping into one of the five best leagues in Europe, but a league he knew well and bringing in the likes of Kyogo Furuhashi and Daizen Maeda from the J-League.

Kyogo left Celtic in January and he rightfully departed as a club legend after scoring 85 goals for Celtic, including winning the Treble under Postecoglou.

Since then, Maeda has taken it to another level and he is racing towards becoming the Player of the Year in Scotland this season.

A lot has been made about Maeda’s performances and how he has filled the void of, not just Kyogo leaving, but filling in for the fact that he wasn’t replaced.

There have even been some suggestions that Maeda is better than Kyogo down the middle for Celtic, but part of that was debunked.

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Celtic told Daizen Maeda won’t reach the levels of Kyogo Furuhashi’s movement

Kyogo wasn’t someone who would get involved in the play that much, but when he did come alive was in that final third and the penalty box.

The 30-year-old was sharp as a tack and that’s where Ross McCormack feels he is trumps the man now leading the line.

McCormack stated that Kyogo’s movement is ‘better than’ Maeda’s and it’s a quality that he doesn’t feel the current Celtic star will reach, as he told Open Goal.

“There’s got to be,” said McCormack on interest in Maeda this summer. “You think, if you are getting £10 million for Kyogo, and everyone seems to be singing off the same hymn sheet right now that Maeda is a better striker than Kyogo.

“For me, personally, I am not so sure. I think there is one thing that Kyogo does better than Maeda and I don’t think Maeda will ever get to that level. It is Kyogo’s movement.

“People say, ‘but Maeda’s movement is great’ and all that. But it’s just the timing of it. See that run across the front post which, for me, is the best run a striker could make. Kyogo was magnificent at it. That’s the only thing that he does better than Maeda.

“See the Bayern game, my gripe with Kyogo over the years is the amount of chances he has had in the Champions League and he missed them, so you can’t see they missed him in Europe because, realistically, if that had been another striker getting them chances, then they might have fared differently.”

Maeda’s numbers when he has started as a centre-forward for Celtic

There is no doubt that Celtic will still look to bring in an out-and-out striker during the summer transfer window.

But, one thing is for sure, given Maeda’s performances up top, he has certainly helped the club out and perhaps made them think differently for next season.

The above numbers aren’t even taking into account the games where Maeda would swap from the left wing to a centre-forward during the game – like his goal against Bayern Munich.

It’s crazy to think the numbers he will hit if he plays centre-forward from the get-go next season.