The Celtics’ demand for offensive reinforcements has been further emphasized in the Scottish Premier League title battle.
The basketball team worked hard to break the solid and stubborn St Mirren after the championship flag was hung on Sunday, requiring Luke McCowan to deflect the strike, leaving only two minutes left to pinch all threes at Parkhead.
In less than two weeks, Brendan Rodgers’ team will be in contact with Kairat or Slovan Bratislava in the playoff tie that defines the season’s Champions League, the first leg of the couple’s ended 1-0 on Wednesday, with supporters worried that the team currently lacks quality.
So, with the tremendous conflict, can the Celtics sign a new highly rated young man soon?
Celtic search for firepower
There is no doubt that the Celtics’ team is now weaker than May, mainly due to Nicolas Kühn being sold to Como, reportedly at £16.5 million.
Last season, the German winger scored 21 goals in all competitions, most notably in the prestigious Champions League victory over RB Leipzig, as the basketball team was eager to get close to Bayern Munich, Bavaria.
This led him to sell at a profit of over 500%, reaching from Rapid Wien only £3 million a year, but fans demanded the money to be reinvested in similar high-quality alternatives.
Well, according to a TeamTalk report, the Celtics are intensifying their interest in Brond winger Clement Bischoff, with Premier League trio Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Brighton as well.
They added that if he moved to Glasgow, he would add “vibration” to Rogers’ wide selection, worth over £6m.
It is safe to assume that the Celtics have sent the Scouts to Bradbeewest because of their long-term interest in Brown Derby top scorer Mathias Kvistgaarden, who joined Norwich for £6.9m, but will the Scottish champion win their man this time?
Clement Bischoff will bring to the Celtics
Bischoff, who was still only 19 years old until February 2024, made his Danish Superligaen debut, but was a key figure in Brøndby last season, with 39 senior appearances in all competitions, with 27 of them beginning.
He scored two league goals against Viborg and Lyngby, while also providing ten assists and started Brøndby’s conference league two legs to defeat Havnar Bóltfelag to start the campaign. He also started their first two Superligaen fixtures, the only goal they scored when they beat Nordsjælland to leave their home last month.
His performance led him to start three of four matches in the Danish team that played under 21 European champions earlier this summer, beating Preshiv’s France in the quarter-finals against Ukraine.
In that game, Jacek Kulig of the Football Scouts marked his “quality winger” and added elsewhere that he was “gorgeous”, noting that his strengths include “explosive” pace, dribbling, strike skills and facts, he was bold.
So how does he compare to the one he could replace in Glasgow Kühn?
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Clement Bichoff of Bradby Nicholas Kuhn’s Clement |
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Statistics |
Bisov |
Kuhn |
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Appearance |
49 |
69 |
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minute |
2,765 |
4,263 |
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Target |
3 |
twenty four |
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Assist |
12 |
18 |
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Every 90 lenses |
2.04 |
2.27 |
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Target % shooting |
44.4% |
43.3% |
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Every 90 crosses |
3.09 |
1.66 |
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Dribble success % |
38.7% |
49.5% |
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Missed a big opportunity |
3 |
10 |
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Created great opportunities |
11 |
twenty one |
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Average sof rating |
7.12 |
7.26 |
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Statistics are provided by Transfermarkt, fbref.com and Sofascore |
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When the desk file, although Kühn ranked first among the vast majority of indicators, it is worth noting that Bischoff was still a teenager, while the German joined the Celtic as 24, playing almost twice in the time frame of analysis.
The statistics of young Dane are very similar to those of Kühn, who are certainly highly praised, standing out in shooting accuracy and every game, while only a few in terms of shooting, assists and creators.
So Bischoff is obviously a super talented player, and if the Celtics can secure their signature, it might prove to be a bargain.
