Celtic attacker Daenen Maeda didn’t take pleasure in his finest sport on the high finish of the pitch throughout Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Hearts within the Scottish Premiership.
Based on SofaScore, Japan completed the sport with zero photographs on track and no possibilities for Martin O’Neill’s facet, demonstrating an entire lack of impression within the closing third.
Maeda was additionally too sloppy in his total play on the ball, finishing simply 63% of the passes he tried, however it may very well be attention-grabbing to see how his state of affairs develops within the crew if Celtic add extra high quality to their attacking line.
He at the moment has one purpose in his final eight appearances for the Scottish giants, however has solely scored eight objectives in 33 video games this season.
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The membership are reportedly on the lookout for additional reinforcements earlier than the market closes and have been instructed how a lot it could value to signal a participant who may very well be an improve to Maeda, considered one of their reported targets.
Celtic are stated to be inquisitive about Motherwell centre-forward Tawanda Maswanhise. It was reported earlier this month that he was extra more likely to be a part of the membership than fellow switch candidate Kieron Bowie.
Now, journalist Pete O’Rourke has advised that it may value greater than £4 million to safe the Zimbabwean worldwide earlier than the top of the January switch window.
O’Rourke instructed Soccer Insider: “He is among the excellent gamers within the league and it’s no shock that the likes of Rangers and Celtic have been linked with Maswanhuyth.
“He got here to Motherwell out of nowhere and has actually taken the league by storm and has constructed a fame for himself. They’re most likely on the lookout for £4m plus a switch price for this participant. Within the present market, that is in regards to the going price for a winger who may play up entrance.”
Why Celtic need to pay £4m to signal Maswanhise
With this in thoughts, the reigning Scottish Premiership champions must pay across the £4m required to signal the 23-year-old star, who may very well be acquired as an improve to Maeda.
Like his Japanese counterpart, Maswanhise is a flexible ahead who can play centrally as a quantity 9 or on the wings, however he has proven higher qualities than any Celtic participant within the league this season.
The previous Leicester Metropolis teen added one other purpose to his tally for the league season along with his purpose in Motherwell’s 4-0 win over Kilmarnock on Saturday, taking his tally to 11 within the league and 16 in all competitions.
Maswanhise, described by analyst Kai Watson as “on hearth”, is maybe one of the best attacker within the Scottish high flight this season, as evidenced by his spectacular statistics to date.
25/26 Premiership | Maswan Hise | league rank |
|---|---|---|
shot | 42 | twelfth |
shot on track | twenty two | third place |
the purpose | 11 | 1st place |
purpose within the field | 11 | 1st place |
offside | 14 | 1st place |
Statistics by Sofascore | ||
As you’ll be able to see from the desk above, the Motherwell star is the league’s high scorer regardless of not rating within the high 10 for total photographs. This exhibits how extremely environment friendly he’s in entrance of purpose.
Based on FotMob, Maswanhise has scored 11 objectives within the Premiership to date with an xG of 6.27. This implies he was relentless within the closing third, hardly ever lacking any good alternatives to search out the again of the online, however the identical can’t be stated for Maeda.
Based on FotMob, Maeda has scored 7 objectives within the league for the Hoops with an xG of 9.42. So he goes from 2 xG extra objectives to 4 fewer objectives than Maswanhise.
These statistics present an enormous distinction within the high quality of ending between the 2 versatile forwards enjoying in the identical league, which is why the £4m-rated star may arrive at Parkhead as a giant improve to O’Neill.
Maswanhise is a confirmed performer within the Premiership, proving he might be prolific, environment friendly and constant in entrance of purpose this season, whereas Maeda has been inconsistent and inefficient within the closing third.
That is why the Scottish giants should shell out the required funds to signal the 23-year-old sensation earlier than the top of the January switch window. As a result of he may very well be an incredible addition to the crew.
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