New Celtic striker Daizen Maeda is being backed by a pair of former coaches to make a mammoth impact in Scottish football. The 24-year-old has joined the Premiership title challengers on a six-month loan with an obligation to buy from Yokohama Marinos.
Maeda is reuniting with 'The Boss' Ange Postecoglou in Scotland, after the pair linked-up with great success in the J-League.
And Arthur Papas, who worked with the the Japan international at Yokohama, is convinced he is a footballing outlier.Speaking to Keep Up, he said: 'It's like nothing I've seen.
Daizen possesses athletic qualities far superior to most players at the professional level. 'His ability to repeatedly produce max speed efforts consistently would place him at the very echelon
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