Striker Kyogo Furushashi insists he is fully focused on hitting new landmarks with Celtic after being left out of the Japan squad.
The frontman and teammate Reo Hatatae have been left out the squad for their games with Uruguay and Colombia despite their impressive run of form for Ange Postecoglou's runaway Scottish Premiership leaders, with Kyogo already netting 26 goals in all competitions this term. The 28-year-old has not played for his country since the pre-World Cup friendly against Ecuador in September.
While Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu has picked Daizen Maeda for his squad once again, but took a pot shot at the standards of the Scottish Premiership when explaining his decision to leave Kyogo and Hatate out of the squad. Moriyasu claimed that multiple factors were considered including the "level of the league" they play in - leading to a bemused response from critics with the pair both in the running for Scotland's Player of the Year awards.
