I am in very good condition- Kyogo breaks his three month injury silence

Kyogo Furuhashi has spoken for the first time about his three month injury absence. 

The striker made an incredible impact at Celtic following his July move from Vissel Kobe, sign-posted by a hat-trick against Dundee on his Celtic Park debut. 

Supporters and team-mates instantly struck up a rapport with the brave striker that played and trained with a smile on his face, scoring the goals that Ange Postecoglou’s side badly needed following the sale of Odsonne Edouard. 

It looked like disaster had struck in December when he suffered a hamstring injury after coming on as a substitute against Real Betis. 

Incredibly he was back in 10 days time to score the goals that won the League Cup but a week later at St Johnstone he went off injured after 15 minutes and hasn’t been seen since. 

A comeback is being speculated in terms of games now rather than weeks or months, speaking to Japanese website Mainichi, Furuhashi said: 

I have been absent since I was injured in December last year, but now I am in very good condition and I feel that I will be back soon. I felt that I really like soccer and it’s fun, and I’m glad to hear a lot of messages from the supporters. I am spending my time hoping to get back to the pitch as soon as possible, whether it’s a day or a match. 

Kyogo has been left out of the Japan squad for World Cup qualifiers against Australia and Vietnam but it is the Glasgow derby on April 3 that Celtic fans have pinned their hopes of for a return to action.