Impressed Pat Nevin reckons Celtic talisman Kyogo Furuhashi could attract interest from Liverpool and Manchester City if he continues his rise.
The Japanese striker netted a stunning double against Hibs at Hampden to secure the first trophy of the Ange Postecoglou era.
He took his tally for the season to a 16 as silverware returned to Parkhead for the first time since the curtailed 2019/20 season.
Pundit Nevin now reckons clubs in the English Premier League will be taking notice of the talisman after the instant impact following his £4.6million summer switch.
Speaking to The OTB Football Show: "If you put Furuhashi in a good team he scores plenty of goals.
"I really do think that. He's not the tallest, but I think if you look in the Premier League and the best teams, do you need to be the tallest?
"You need to be somebody that's got great movement in and around the box. Pacey and an intelligent player.
"So Furuhashi is all those things."
He believes he could be on the same pathway to stardom that saw Virgil van Dijk become one of the best defender's in the world at Liverpool.
Former Chelsea winger Nevin added: "There's a lot of clubs that will be watching him right this second.
"I think he'd be best suited for a Liverpool or a Manchester City.
"He'd work really, really well there. I suspect he would probably have to take a step before he made that one.
"He would go to one of the other clubs lower down the table, similar to the way Van Dijk did. From Southampton to Liverpool.
"Furuhashi is a player. I used to go on quite a lot about John McGinn and Kieran Tierney. I've always felt they were as good as there is in the business.
"Van Dijk was an absolute classic which everyone in Scotland knew about long before everyone else.
"Furuhashi, if I'm looking at Scotland right now, by a distance is the one teams should be looking at."
