Reo Hatate will take star billing in his homeland this week when Celtic face Hearts. Broadcaster DAZN have selected Wednesday's Premiership clash at Tynecastle as their game of the day for broadcast in the midfielder's native Japan.Hatate turned heads with a seriously impressive Celtic debut against Hibs last week before being rested for Saturday night's Scottish Cup victory over Alloa.
It seems likely Ange Postecoglou will restore the 24-year-old to his starting line-up in midweek as injuries once again struck his squad.
Captain Callum McGregor and new recruit Yosuke Ideguchi were withdrawn injured during the 2-1 win.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Celtic Facebook group and Record Sport Instagram.
With Ideguchi toiling and Kyogo out plus Daizen Maeda called up represent the national side, Hatate will be Celtic's only Japanese representative when the match is broadcast.
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