Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu is set to add another Celtic star to his national team roster - and then put his sights on WINNING the World Cup.
The Land of the Rising Sun only took one Premiership champion with them to Qatar's showpiece tournament - Daizen Maeda - last year despite the likes of Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate being at his disposal. The national side performed impressively, reaching the last 16 after a memorable win over Spain, but Croatia proved a bridge too far.
Now Moriyasu has locked on to the American, Canadian and Mexican-hosted tournament in just over three years' time. He has eyes on winning the full thing but first will come a friendlies next month versus Uruguay and Colombia, where 23 players will be called upon. The player in not named in the Sponichi report, but a 'Celtic standard bearer' will be part of the team that takes to the field. Furuhashi and Hatate have played for Japan while in Glasgow while Yuki Kobayashi and Tomoki Iwata are also eligible alongside previous inclusion Maeda. It’s likely Hatate is the one who Moriyasu has talked up as an expected call-up.
