Earns more than Kvistgaarden: Rodgers must sell in-demand Celtic flop

However, Kyogo’s departure and the fact that the former Benfica star is a winger mean that the Scottish Premiership leaders are still looking to bolster their center-forward lineup.

Football Insider has revealed that the Hoops are prepared to make an attempt to sign Brondby’s Mathias Kvistgaarden before the January transfer window closes.

Since Adam Idah is the other senior, first-team number nine in the squad besides the Japanese forward, the newspaper reported that Celtic is planning a last-minute move to sign the Denmark U21 international before the deadline to replace Kyogo.

However, it said that Brondby is unwilling to let go of the 22-year-old star and that it would take a huge £10 million to secure his services before the second half of the season. Football Insider also stated that Celtic have money to spend and want to sign Kvistgaarden and bring Jota back for £8 million, thanks to the £10 million they have earned for Kyogo. Although the Danish striker, who has scored ten goals in 12 Superliga starts this season, is reportedly earning £3.9k per week, or about £200k annually, which means the Hoops could sign him on a relatively cheap contract, as opposed to a Premier League signing.

Actually, Celtic has several underperforming players who make more money than Kvistgaarden, one of whom ought to be let go before the transfer window closes.

Twelve players on the Hoops team presently make £15k or more per week, while 25 players—26 of whom were with Kyogo—earn £4k or more.

This implies that Kvistgaarden would arrive at Parkhead as one of the lowest paid players in the group, or at the very least, he would not be expected to be close to the top of the heap unless Celtic gave him a large pay increase.

The two highest paid players in the team, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Callum McGregor, are said to make £37k a week, which is nearly 10 times the Danish forward’s current salary.