Brendan Rodgers is at risk of starting January without a recognized striker if Furuhashi Hyōgo and Oh Hyun-yoo are called up for the Asia Cup, with no further need to add a new No.
9.
It’s bigger than ever.
And Hartson hinted that Celtic could sign 32-year-old Dutch striker Kevin van Veen while discussing transfers with Mark Guidi on the Go Radio Football Show.
Guidi: “If Shankland ends up at Rangers, will [Kevin] van Veen stay at Hearts?
” Hartson: “Or Celtic.
” Kevin van Veen Celtic striker?
I have to say that I really can’t imagine that.
The 32-year-old Groningen striker is a far cry from Celtic’s transfer model and is unrealistic.
There is no denying that Van Veen is a very good striker.
He scored 29 goals in 44 appearances for the Steelmen before moving from Motherwell to Groningen in the Dutch second division.
In his career with Motherwell he scored 40 goals in a total of 83 games.
[Transfermarkt] Honestly, this is a great return for a striker from one of the smallest teams in the league.
Of those, his 14 goals were his 11th consecutive scoring streak, a record in the modern game.
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Jong PSV – Keuken Kampioen Divisie in the Netherlands Photo by Pieter van der Woude/BSR Agency/Getty Images But since returning to the Netherlands, van Veen has struggled to find his goal-scoring form and what has made him so dangerous in Scotland?
5 goals in 15 games in the Dutch second division is not indicative of the potential of a Celtic striker to me.
Van Veen is so desperate to return to Scotland that I think Celtic should avoid that and let other clubs in the Scottish Premiership compete for him.
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