Aston Villa urged to sign world-class Celtic duo

With the international break underway, there is finally time for a breather for club football fans. Usually, most Celtic fans do not like these breaks but one has to admit that this one might have come at exactly the right time for the Hoops. There was a need to refresh after the 7-1 loss against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

The win at the weekend against Ross County made sure that Celtic went into the break on a positive note. Hopefully, we will see them refreshed and back at their best in a couple of weeks.

There are a lot of tough tests ahead this season. One of them will be an away trip to take on Aston Villa in the Champions League.

Unai Emery deserves a ton of credit for the job that he has done since joining Aston Villa. Under the management of Steven Gerrard, they looked like relegation contenders. But now, they are in the Champions League and making their mark in the competition as well, recently defeating Bayern Munich through a late Jhon Duran goal.

Aston Villa have been urged to sign world-class Celtic duo

As reported by The Scotsman, when asked which Celtic players he believes could add to Emery’s team, Stiliyan Petrov told Gambling.com:

"Listen, Celtic at the moment are performing really well, but I would like to see probably two players, [Daizen] Maeda or Kyogo [Furuhashi].

"I think they'd suit every team. Maeda with his pace, his energy, his ability to push full backs and to press, it's incredible. Probably one of the best I’ve seen in football. Kyogo is just a classy player, a great striker with so much ability, really clever and the main thing is he score goals."

It would be safe to say that Celtic fans would not want either Kyogo or Maeda to leave anytime soon. Both are regular starters for Brendan Rodgers' side right now.

Maeda is one of the best pressers in the game and does not run out of energy throughout the game. That helps Celtic to press from their forward line itself. On the other hand, Kyogo's movement is a nightmare for opposition teams at any level. He has already scored three goals in the Champions League and has a brilliant record against the Rangers.