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·26 Maret 2026

Shin Yamada – Poster Bhoy for Celtic’s Recruitment Shambles

Shin Yamada is yet another example of Celtic’s substandard recruitment system under Michael Nicholson and his boss Dermot Desmond…

Shin Yamada, the Japanese striker signed in the summer from J league side Kawasaki Frontale for a reported fee of £1.5 million is the latest in a long list of uninspiring recruits to have come through the doors of Celtic Park.

Shin who was described as technically gifted striker who boasted more natural pace than Daizen Maeda, was the only striker that our tight fisted board parted any cash for in the summer, despite being linked with the likes of Kasper Dolberg, David Strelec, and Mathias Kvistgaarden.

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The Japanese striker failed to impress, making ten appearances in total, starting just one game, and was unsurprisingly sent out on loan during the January window, with German Bundesliga 2 side SC Preuben Munster his destination.

Lo and behold, Shin has also struggled for game time in the German second tier, making just four appearances and failing to find the back of the net as Munster sit rock bottom in the league standings.

It came as no surprise to learn that Shin is reportedly on his way back to Glasgow after falling out of favour with the German side, with the recent dismissal of their manager Alexander Ende not helping his cause.

The signing of Shin is yet another damning indictment of the way our club is being run, and he now joins the likes of questionable January recruits Tomas Cvancara, Junior Adamu, and Joel Mvuka in a uninspiring Celtic squad.

Joel Mvuka at Ibrox. Scottish Cup quarter final on Sunday 8 March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

Although unlike the January acquisitions, Shin was a permanent signing and still has three years to run on his current deal, and with the player reportedly on £8,000 a week, that equates to yet more wasted resources that would have been best utilised elsewhere.

Our club is littered with failed ‘projects’ with Shin just one of several examples of our incompetence on the recruitment front.

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