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Scott McDermott

Kyogo will get better and better for Celtic as David Turnbull talks up telepathic understanding with Japanese Bhoy

David Turnbull has hailed the impact of Kyogo Furuhashi at Celtic - but feels he can get even BETTER this season.

The Hoops midfielder believes the Parkhead club are lucky to have the Japanese star who arrived in the summer from Vissel Kobe.

Kyogo has bagged 11 goals already and was outstanding in Celtic's 3-2 Europa League win over Ferencvaros in midweek.

Turnbull is delighted to be playing behind the 26-year-old but expects him to improve as the season goes on.

He said: "Kyogo is a joy to play alongside.

"From the first day of the season in training, he's been terrific and since then he has just got better and better.

"I feel we already have a great understanding on the pitch.

“When he runs in behind, I know to try and find him with a through ball.

“When he drops off, I know what he's doing in terms of linking the play.

“He's a great player and a really good finisher when he gets the ball in the right areas.

“You can see that by the amount of goals he's got for us already. And hopefully he can keep doing even more of that for the remainder of the season.

“I don't know what other clubs were in for him in the summer but we're really happy that he chose to come here because he's been a great pick-up for us.

“Hopefully he carries it on and maybe does even better."

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