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Celtic send out teasing message for @JapaneseBhoys

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Celtic’s new found support in Japan will be put to the test with a 4.45am kick-off for the SPFL Premiership match against Hibs. 

Before the transfer window had even opened Celtic were out of the blocks as they announced the signings of Reo Hatate, Daizen Maeda and Yosuke Ideguchi. 

Since the moment, at 11am on December 31 that they signed the club has been on the ball with a smooth run of information as each player was introduced, interviewed and filmed around training. 

There has been a clear vision of the commercial potential for the club in the signings, not just an after-thought of ‘we better do something in Japanese, this seems to be more than simply a box-ticking exercise. 

 Translate: Celtic match tomorrow morning at 4:45 What kind of lineup is it … 

Maeda seems the most likely to start tonight but it wouldn’t be a surprise if Hatate or Ideguchi made it into the starting XI. 

With the match finishing around 7am in Japan hopefully the Japanese twitter account has some nice breakfast time soundbites and video clips to serve up to the Japanese hoops. 

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