{"id":51700,"date":"2025-06-30T09:09:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=51700"},"modified":"2025-06-30T09:09:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:09:35","slug":"celtic-could-face-star-theyve-not-replaced-during-pre-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=51700","title":{"rendered":"Celtic could face star they\u2019ve not replaced during pre-season&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Celtic could face star they\u2019ve not replaced during pre-season&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Celtic could come face-to-face with a familiar figure they\u2019ve yet to truly replace during their upcoming pre-season schedule \u2014 Giorgos Giakoumakis. The Greek striker, now playing for Atlanta United in MLS, is reportedly set to feature in the Hoops\u2019 stateside tour, which includes a clash against the American side.<\/p>\n<p>Giakoumakis left Celtic in early 2023 after an impressive spell that saw him net 26 goals in just 57 appearances. Despite not always being first choice under Ange Postecoglou, his physical presence, clinical finishing, and work rate made him a fan favourite. Since his departure, Celtic have yet to find a like-for-like replacement who offers the same goal threat and battling style up front.<\/p>\n<p>While Kyogo Furuhashi remains the club\u2019s talisman, his game differs greatly from Giakoumakis\u2019 more traditional number nine role. The contrast has left many fans wondering if Celtic\u2019s attacking options are truly complete.<\/p>\n<p>Facing Giakoumakis in pre-season could serve as a sharp reminder of what the club lost \u2014 and possibly reignite calls for a new striker with similar attributes. 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The Greek striker, now playing for Atlanta United in MLS, is reportedly set to feature in the Hoops\u2019 stateside tour, which includes a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":51701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celtic could face star they\u2019ve not replaced during pre-season...<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Celtic could face star they\u2019ve not replaced during pre-season...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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