News about Yosuke Ideguchi

WE'LL hear it over and over again during the summer as a string of footballers we've barely heard of roll in to go where Nat Phillips, Yosuke Ideguchi, Sam Lammers, Jose Cifuentes and Marco Tilio went before. There's nowhere else like the Old Firm goldfish bowl. No atmosphere like it. No intensity like it.

Celtic have started talks with Vissel Kobe regarding a January transfer for central defender Yuki Kabayashi. According to reports from Japan, the agreement is close to one for the 22-year-old when the transfer window opens in the New Year. After the arrival of Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate, and Yosuke Idechi last January, Kabayashi will be the fifth Japanese player on Celtic's books.

Postecoglou's knowledge of what some saw as strange markets for Scottish sides was a key part of last season's triumph. Moreover, one person in the know told Sportsmail that there was a good reason for Celtic's recruiting the Australian. Postecoglou welcomed Kyogo Furuhashi from Vissel Kobe last summer, a player who almost immediately endeared himself to the Celtic faithful. Kyogo, a young and nimble forward, scored eight Scottish Premiership goals in 15 appearances this season.