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Matthew Fulton

Kyogo gushes over Celtic 'tears in my eyes' moment as he reveals what squad told him during injury

Kyogo Furuhashi admits returning to Celtic after a three-month lay off with injury almost brought tears to his eyes.

The beloved Japanese hitman has been the subject of a FIFA documentary on his time at Parkhead so far as he enjoys a goal glut in the Scottish Premiership having already netted a whopping 26 goals in 39 appearances. Kyogo smashed home a crucial equaliser at Ibrox in January before his brace helped Ange Postecoglou's men to win the Viaplay Cup against rivals Rangers.

The 28-year-old produced Hampden heroics in late 2021 to down Hibs and hand Postecoglou his first trophy as Hoops boss but what followed was an injury that kept him out for the better part of three months. The nifty attacker admits that was a tough period for him and revealed the squad were telling him to 'hurry up and come back'.

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