Hayato Inamura completes Celtic Switch if Defender wants to be the next Japanese star to shine in Parkhead

Celtic have completed the signing of Japanese defender Hayato Inamura for a four-year-old deal of J1 League side Albirex Niigata.

The 23-year-old becomes Brendan Rodgers‘Fifth signing of the summer, after the arrivals of Kieran TierneyRoss Doohan, Callum Osmand and Benjamin Nygren.

“We are pleased to bring Hayato to Celtic and we look forward to working with him,” Rodgers told Celtictv.

“He is a young player full of promise and potential. I know he is pleased to take this next step in his career by coming to us, and we look forward to welcoming him to the team. ‘

Inamura is the newest in a long line of Japanese players who made the switch to Glasgow, in the footsteps of Kyogo Furuhashi, Reo Hatate and Daizzen Maeda.

But it is SET-piece specialist Shunsuke Nakamura Die Three Premiership titles won in the club under Gordon Strachan Die has a special place in the new Recruut’s Hart.

Hayato Inamura has spoken his excitement after completing his move to Celtic

The 23-year-old has signed a four-year-old deal with the defensive Scottish champions

This season he is always present in the defense for J1 League side Albirex Niigata

Inamura confirmed that he would wear the No. 25 sweater that was previously worn by his hero, said: ‘Many Japanese players have been successful in this club.

‘This is a huge club all over the world and is really known. I am really excited to become a member of Celtic. It’s a huge opportunity for me.

‘So far even the current Japanese players have performed at a high level, I think that is the reason why there are expectations of Japanese players.

‘I really want to live up to those expectations and do my best.

‘The reason why I chose 25 is because of the options I received, which really noticed me.

‘Thanks to Nakamura, I clearly names his kicking style when I was a child. He was one of my favorite players. ‘

Inamura had two more years on his contract with J1 League side Albirex Niigata and had always been present during the 2024-25 campaign.

Celtic wing player Nicolas Kuhn is almost a £ 16.5 million move to Italian she como, according to reports. The Parkhead Club is ready to make a huge profit on the £ 3 million they have paid to sign the German winger from Rapid Vienna 18 months ago.

Nicolas Kuhn is about to sign for Serie A Outfit Como in a deal worth £ 16.5 million

Maik Nawrocki will follow the German from the starting door to become a member of Hannover 96 on loan

Kuhn, 25, made a slow start of his Celtic career, but made an impression last season with 21 goals in 51 performances.

Defender Maik Nawrocki will also leave, with reports in Germany stating that the Center-Back will join the German second-class Side Hanover 96 on loan.

De Paal signed a five-year contract in Parkhead after arriving from Legia Warschaw in the summer of 2023 in a deal of £ 4.3 million, but he has Cameron Carter-Vickers or Liam scales in the heart of the Rodgers back line, with only 18 performances being made about two title-winning seasons.

And he has now had the opportunity for a new start in Germany, with the loan agreement including an option-buy clause.