The striker has held showdown talks with boss Chris Davies amid a loan approach from Parkhead
Struggling striker Kyogo Furuhashi has only spoken about “giving his best” for Birmingham City amid transfer interest from Celtic.
That is according to boss Chris Davies – who conceded major changes in the St Andrew’s squad could change the state of play. The forward was a revelation at Parkhead after being plucked from the J-League by Ange Postecoglou in 2021 – netting 85 goals in 165 appearances for the club and winning eight trophies.
He would swap the Scottish Premiership for Ligue 1 and join Stade Rennes 12 months ago, but lasted just six months in France before returning to the UK with Birmingham last summer in a bumper £10million deal. Things haven’t gone to plan for the attacker, who has netted just one goal for the Blues and has yet to score a league goal this term.
Kyogo now faces the prospect of missing out on Japan’s World Cup squad, and the Hoops have yet to fill the void he left since departing in January. Record Sport revealed that enquires had been made over a loan deal to bring the frontman back to Glasgow’s East End.
However, gaffer Martin O’Neill has described a deal as “unlikely” with the 30-year-old looking to remain with the English Championship side. City boss Chris Davies has now lifted the lid on his talks with the forward.
He said: “Kyogo is our player who has been playing more matches recently than he has done in the last few months. The plan is that Kyogo continues in that vein – gets his goals and gets his game moving.
“So I’ll support him to do that.We’ve had no discussions at the moment about anything other than Kyogo giving his best and doing his best for Birmingham City.
“Personally, I think he’s going to stay here and potentially battle through whatever comes in front of him.”
Pressed on if additional signings could change his perspective on Kyogo’s future – with the likes of Scotland striker Lyndon Dykes among the players who could be moved on this month – Davies appeared to leave the door open. He was coy, responding: “Certainly, at this moment in time, Kyogo is an important player in the squad.”