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James Gould

Celtic facing striker crisis ahead of Motherwell clash

Ange Postecoglou has a major selection headache to deal with as star striker Kyogo Furuhashi is added to the list of injuries at Celtic Park.

Kyogo wasn't on the pitch long before he went down injured against Real Betis in the Europa League on Thursday night.

In what was meaningless game essentially for the Celts, fans were left wondering as to why the Australian decided to bring on the striker to risk his fitness.

New signing Giorgos Giakoumakis is still struggling with his injury and is reportedly still two to three weeks away from making a return to the squad.

Ajeti could have been the man to replace Kyogo but he is out with a hamstring problem.

Key man, Jota, could have filled the centre forward role but he too is out with a hamstring injury.

James Forrest could be the player to sort out the problems but he is still struggling to regain match fitness but if Postecoglou has to turn to him, Forrest will want to find the form he had under Brendan Rodgers.

Wide operator Liel Abada could be asked to play through the middle and impressed in that role before signing for Celtic.

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander admitted his side would be a “little bit bare” for Sunday’s clash after picking up some fitness problems in last weeks game at Easter Road.

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