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title: "Celtic: Hoops ‘in talks’ with Yuki Kobayashi over January move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2022-10-31T18:05:24Z"
modified: "2022-10-31T18:05:24Z"
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# Celtic: Hoops ‘in talks’ with Yuki Kobayashi over January move

**[Celtic](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/) are in talks with Vissel Kobe centre-back Yuki Kobayashi over a January move to Parkhead, according to Sky Sports reporter Anthony Joseph.**

### The Lowdown: January signings incoming?

Ange Postecoglou could be constantly looking to improve his Hoops squad, with their limitations exposed during a disappointing Champions League campaign.

While Celtic are still the favourites to retain their [Premiership](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/scottish-premiership-news/) crown, they could do with greater quality in their squad in order to compete better in Europe.

It looks as though the Hoops are addressing this situation, though, following a recent transfer update.

### The Latest: Celtic ‘in talks’ over Kobayashi transfer

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/AnthonyRJoseph/status/1586998247482183681?s=20&t=YCElf7HGDh4Uq1kiw8XXKw) on Monday morning, Joseph stated that Kobayashi could join Celtic in January, with talks progressing over a move for the 22-year-old.

The Sky Sports man tweeted:

> “As per reports in Japan, Celtic are in talks with Vissel Kobe over centre-back Yuki Kobayashi. The Hoops are hoping to seal the deal and have the 22-year-old join the club in the January transfer window.”

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### The Verdict: Exciting

Celtic have had plenty of success when it comes to signing Japanese players during Postecoglou’s reign, with [Reo Hatate](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/431444/History/Reo-Hatate) and [Kyogo Furuhashi](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/421333/History/Kyogo-Furuhashi) among the standout examples as both have become stalwarts at Parkhead.

The hope is that Kobayashi comes in and brings a similar level of quality to the squad, having won [one cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/yuki-kobayashi/profil/spieler/405386) for Japan’s under-21 side and made [83 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/yuki-kobayashi/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/405386) in the J1 League.

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The 22-year-old centre-back could come in and provide competition for the likes of Cameron Carter-Vickers, Moritz Jenz and Carl Starfelt at Celtic, also allowing Postecoglou to rotate his squad more frequently.