Rangers fans mock Celtic as Martin O’Neill lines up ‘hilarious’ first signing at Parkhead
Celtic look set to bring Kyogo Furuhashi back to the Old Firm outfit after departing with the attacker last year.
The Hoops sold the Furuhashi to Rennes last January, and he quickly made the move to Birmingham in the summer, but his time at St Andrew’s has been a torrid one.
The Japanese international is yet to find the back of the net in the Championship, despite making 23 appearances to date.
Now, after Football Insider exclusively confirmed that Celtic had reignited their interest in Furuhashi, on 8 January, The Scottish Sun has reported that the attacker is set to return to the Hoops on loan.
However, despite the Japanese international being a monster the last time he was in Scotland, Rangers fans have mocked the potential deal.
Rangers fans mock Celtic as Kyogo Furuhashi loan move closes in
The Hoops are in dire need of reinforcements. Their 3-1 defeat to Rangers on the weekend has left them third, six points behind Hearts at the summit.
As a result, Martin O’Neill looks set to complete his first signing since rejoining Celtic in Furuhashi.
The attacker netted 85 goals in 165 matches in all competitions before he departed for Rennes.
However, Rangers fans believe that the potential signing is laughable given how poor he has been for the Blues.
He’s a failure, outside of Scotland, failed in France, and now the English championship
— Robert (@RangersRobert83) January 8, 2026
back to his level then , found out in the big boys league
— 😕 Danny Röhl’s Quiff (@MeirsPorgan2024) January 8, 2026
Loan FC 🫵🫵🫵😂😂😂😂
— 1690 (@1690_Batlord) January 8, 2026
🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Jimmy The Boneless (@DD81872) January 8, 2026
So Lennon , Rodgers , O’Neil , jota , tierney etc have all came back some twice – who’s next Peter grant ? Pat bonner lol 😂
— Red White and Blue Rangers (@RangersRWB) January 8, 2026
😂😂😂
— Granty (@gr4nt7) January 8, 2026
The club that just continually moves for the cheap option & goes backwards.
Bring Kyogo back
Bring Jota back
Bring Tierney back
Bring O’Neill back
Bring Lennon back
Bring Rodgers back
Bring Lawell back https://t.co/wDXnrQc1zy
How bad has Furuhashi been for Birmingham?
Furuhashi has certainly not performed to his previous standards at Birmingham.
According to Fotmob on 8 January, the attacker has multiple terrible stats that have contributed to his dire 2025-26 campaign to date.
As it stands, he is only completing 61.7 per cent of his passes and 33 per cent of his dribbles.
| Kyogo Furuhashi’s stats for Birmingham City in the Championship | Per 90 minutes |
| Goals | 0 |
| Shots | 2.86 |
| xG | 0.48 |
| Passing accuracy | 61.7% |
| Dribble success rate | 33% |
| Chances created | 0.39 |
On top of this, despite averaging 2.86 shots and a 0.48 xG per game, Furuhashi is yet to hit the back of the net in the Championship.
Therefore, if Celtic do go through with the deal, it remains to be seen if O’Neill will be able to return him to his previous form at the Old Firm club.