Robbie Neilson explains how Celtic Japanese transfer success helped Hearts land Yutaro Oda
dailyrecord.co.ukRobbie Neilson has seen Celtic’s Japanese contingent light up Scottish football and he is convinced his Hearts new recruit from the Land of the Rising Sun will similarly shine.The Jambos boss snapped up attacker Yutaro Oda this week on a three-and-half year deal from Vissel Kobe – where he played along side Hoops stars Kyogo and Yuki Kobayashi.
Celts boss Ange Postecoglou has signed SIX players from Japan with Reo Hatate and Daizen Maeda, recent arrival Tomoki Iwata and Yosuke Ideguchi.Neilson believes it’s a top market to tap in to now the Celtic boys have led the way.
And he’s convinced Japan Under-21 cap Oda can make just as big an impression. The Gorgie gaffer said: “I’m pretty sure the players will see the Celtic players in Japan and the ambition they will have to get to Europe.
That probably helped with us bringing him Oda in. When you go into a market you don’t know, it’s always good to measure it against players who have come over.“The majority of Celtic players have come in and done very well, which tells us that players from that league can compete here as well.
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