Aston Villa tipped to sign £18m Celtic duo in stunning January raid

Daizen Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi, two Celtic players, have been mentioned as Aston Villa’s January transfer targets.

Stiliyan Petrov, a former midfield player who spent extended periods of time at both Villa and Celtic and made a total of 523

appearances, feels that the two teams should make a trade in January.

Despite the Villans’ current success in the Premier League and Champions League, Petrov believes that additional strength would be

beneficial. Maeda and Kyogo, who have directly contributed to four and five goals respectively, in Celtic’s opening seven Scottish

Premiership matches this season, are two players Petrov thinks would suit Villa to a T.

Asked who Unai Emery should be looking at from Celtic, Petrov said: “There’s not one, there’s quite a few. Listen, Celtic at the moment

are performing really well, but I would like to see probably two players, Maeda or Kyogo.

“Maeda is amazing with his speed, enthusiasm, and ability to press and push full backs. Most likely among the best football plays I’ve

ever seen. Additionally, Kyogo is a very talented striker who possesses a high level of class. His biggest accomplishment is his ability to

score goals.

Given the quality of players Villa currently has, including Ollie Watkins, Morgan Rogers, and Jon Duran, it seems improbable that

either forward will break into the starting eleven. That said, extra legs and goals definitely wouldn’t sniffed by Emery, especially

given the fixture list will be busier than ever with the new UEFA Champions League structure.

Maeda, 26 and Kyogo, 29, have a current combined transfer value of €21.5 million (£18 million) as per Transfermarkt.