Journalist Dan Orlowitz has made a transfer claim regarding Real Madrid winger Takefusa Kubo and Celtic.

The Lowdown: Kubo profiled

Kubo is primarily a right winger who can also play on the left or in an attacking midfield role.

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The 20-year-old joined Real Madrid back in 2019 and has since been out on loan with Villarreal, Getafe and now Mallorca.

He is out of contract at the Bernabeu in 2024 and has previously worked under Ange Postecoglou at Yokohama F. Marinos, and Orlowitz hasn’t ruled out a potential loan switch to Parkhead for the youngster.

The Latest: Orlowitz on Kubo and Celtic

Orlowitz took to Twitter on Thursday, sharing news of Takuhiro Nakai’s new deal with Real Madrid through to 2025.

He suggested that Nakai could make the step up to the first team before Kubo, with one Celtic fan hoping that Postecoglou takes a look at the latter. This is what Orlowitz had to say in reply, claiming that it might be some bit plausible:

“Ange already helped Kubo find his footing once during his half-season loan at Yokohama FM so this kind of isn't the most insane idea.”

The Verdict: Unlikely…

The Hoops aren’t exactly short of options out wide after bringing in Kyogo Furuhashi, Liel Abada, Daizen Maeda and Jota under Postecoglou during his two transfer windows in charge.

Celtic also have the option to make Jota’s loan move permanent in the summer for £6.5m, and if they do, you’d expect that a temporary switch for Kubo could be unlikely.

However, it may well be one to keep an eye on due to the 20-year-old working with Postecoglou before, and after Orlowitz's claim, concrete links might just surface ahead of the summer transfer window.

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