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# Celtic: Injury expert shares Kyogo Furuhashi information

**Injury expert Ben Dinnery has shared what Celtic will be doing with Kyogo Furuhashi following his injury for Japan, [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/injury-expert-this-is-what-celtic-are-doing-behind-the-scenes-to-get-furuhashi-fit-sooner/) report.**

### The Lowdown: Celtic’s post

The 26-year-old, who has made a brilliant start to life at Parkhead, scoring [seven](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kyogo-furuhashi/leistungsdaten/spieler/489463) times in [nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kyogo-furuhashi/leistungsdaten/spieler/489463) games, returned from the international break with a [knee](https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/19571826.kyogo-furuhashi-injury-latest-celtic-star-set-miss-seven-games/) injury.

[Reports](https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/19571826.kyogo-furuhashi-injury-latest-celtic-star-set-miss-seven-games/) earlier this month suggested that the forward could miss seven Hoops fixtures as a result, and he has already missed [four](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kyogo-furuhashi/leistungsdaten/spieler/489463) in all competitions.

However, prior to Celtic’s win over Raith Rovers, Furuhashi was [spotted](https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1440699912384139264/photo/1) training on his own at Lennoxtown, a possible sign that he could be making good progress.

[Celtic updates!!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/celtic-updates-14/)

### The Latest: Injury expert’s information

Dinnery was talking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/injury-expert-this-is-what-celtic-are-doing-behind-the-scenes-to-get-furuhashi-fit-sooner/) on Thursday and explained what Celtic would be doing with Furuhashi behind the scenes to get him back to full fitness.

> “There has been a shift behind closed doors in terms of saying when players will return.
>
> “Very rarely will medical departments give any kind of definitive timeline like that.
>
> “What we talk about now is task-based recovery. With Kyogo’s injury, there will be a checklist of activities, like exercises, that you must be able to undertake before moving onto the next phase of recovery.
>
> “With Furuhashi that could be light, straight line running or some anti-gravity treadmill work.
>
> “After coming through that, the next stage is sharper, quicker changes in direction.
>
> “There will also be a lot of ball work. You need to mimic the conditions of a game to make that transition easier.
>
> “It’s about getting a player back on the pitch but also doing everything to make sure they can continue to play for the rest of the season.”

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### The Verdict: Needed back

Ange Postecoglou has been forced to use [Albian Ajeti](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/albian-ajeti/leistungsdaten/spieler/195906) and [Jota](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jota/leistungsdaten/spieler/329812) more than he possibly may have wanted following Furuhashi’s injury, with [Liel Abada](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liel-abada/leistungsdaten/spieler/519514) also featuring heavily in recent weeks.

Having Furuhashi back will then give Postecoglou the luxury of rotating his attacking options, especially with Giorgos Giakoumakis [injuring](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/giorgos-giakoumakis-celtic-mystery-cleared-25059319) himself in the warm-up on Thursday.

Who knows, Furuhashi may well return before Giakoumakis makes his debut, but the quicker Postecoglou has Furuhashi back, the better.

***In other news: [‘Hopefully’ – Kieran Devlin shares ‘important’ area Celtic may add to next after McElhone.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-kieran-devlins-backroom-staff-opinion/)***