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Blair Meikle

Celtic hero urges Hoops to sign Premier League striker as Kyogo replacement

Frank McAvennie would love to see Celtic make a move for Danny Ings.

The 32-year-old is a free agent after leaving another of McAvennie's old clubs, West Ham, and has been mentioned as one the Hoops could potentially look at.

He previously played under Rodgers at Liverpool and the Northern Irishman is believed to be keen on beefing up his centre forward options.

McAvennie is a big fan and reckons Ings would finally be a replacement for Kyogo, who left in January.

The pundit believes Adam Idah has a big future for Celts but isn't ready to play all of the time, while he prefers to see Daizen Maeda used wide.


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Speaking to on the Let Me Be Frank podcast, he said: "He would be a great signing for Celtic. We never replaced Kyogo. They haven’t replaced him.

"Adam Idah is learning. I think he is going to be a wonderful player. Not near the finished article yet. But he is a great player. Looks like an honest boy.

"I think so (there is a future for Idah at Celtic). See if you sign someone like Danny Ings. Danny won’t play every game, which will mean Adam will come in.

"And I don’t want to play Maeda through the middle. I think he is better on the wing, although he scores a lot of goals. I think he is better out there. He terrifies people.

"Danny Ings would come in and play, even if he played an hour. Get Adam on, that’s the way it’s going to be."

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