Celtic's summer anxiety levels post Ange Postecoglou could be further spiked in the next week - as government officials prepare to remove the red tape which would stop the Aussie from taking top scorer Kyogo Furuhashi to Tottenham too.
The news emerged on the day Postecoglou was confirmed as Spurs’ latest boss on a four-year deal. Record Sport understands the Home Office is expected to relax current work permit regulations as part of an ongoing review of football governance south of the border. And a final decision is set to be rubber-stamped at Westminster and handed to the game’s governing bodies before the summer transfer window opens for business next Wednesday.
Under the terms of the existing hardline criteria in England the likes of Kyogo and Parkhead team mate Reo Hatate would fail to qualify for a move to the Premier League based on their appearance quota for Japan’s national team. Those rules had to be specifically tailored to suit Scottish football following Brexit when, In December 2021, the SPFL successfully argued for an exemption - as Postecoglou ramped up plans for a January recruitment drive from the Far East.
