{"id":46511,"date":"2026-04-29T12:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/hes-going-to-be-a-star-for-celtic\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:05:33","slug":"hes-going-to-be-a-star-for-celtic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/hes-going-to-be-a-star-for-celtic\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;He&#8217;s going to be a star for Celtic.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/hes-going-to-be-a-star-for-celtic\/#Braga_returns_to_replace_Maeda_at_Celtic\" >Braga returns to replace Maeda at Celtic<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/hes-going-to-be-a-star-for-celtic\/#%E2%80%98Disgrace_%E2%80%93_SPFL_backs_McCoist_replacement_after_shock_over_Celtic_Rangers_allocation_changes\" >&#8216;Disgrace&#8217; &#8211; SPFL backs McCoist replacement after shock over Celtic Rangers allocation changes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Hearts star Claudio Braga is said to be set to star if he joins Celtic this summer, amid rumors swirling about Daizen Maeda&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Braga is delighted to be the poster child for Hearts&#8217; &#8216;beautiful story&#8217;, which he feels has captured the imagination of football fans around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Edinburgh side are three points clear at the top of the William Hill Premiership and have four games left to end the Old Firm&#8217;s dominance of Scotland&#8217;s top-flight title for 40 consecutive seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Braga, who is one of the nominees for the PFA Scottish Premiership Player of the Year award, said: &#8220;I feel like the team is helping me go to places I haven&#8217;t personally been in terms of interest and everything from Portuguese channels and journalists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel it&#8217;s become a beautiful story. Across Europe and even around the world, people are paying attention to (Hearts) and enjoying it. It&#8217;s always a good story when someone who&#8217;s not supposed to win does something good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat means nothing is impossible. Hearts are a team known for playing with heart and are like a family on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not that we&#8217;re the team that plays the prettiest football. We&#8217;re just the team that fights the most and we feel that means anything is possible, even for big money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone loves a good story. I&#8217;m Portuguese so I don&#8217;t know much about Scottish football, but I know enough that it would probably (if Hearts win the league) help Scottish football in some ways.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it wasn&#8217;t just Celtic or Rangers winning, people would pay more attention to Scottish football. Even with other teams in the league, they wouldn&#8217;t go into the next year thinking, &#8216;Oh, Celtic or Rangers will win.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we do that, then maybe they will think, \u2018We can do it too.\u2019 That will help Scottish football reach a bigger level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The player&#8217;s agent has been informed that the player is being monitored by Portuguese national team officials, and there are rumors that he could move to a new club this summer.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"braga-backed-to-replace-maeda-at-celtic\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Braga_returns_to_replace_Maeda_at_Celtic\"><\/span>\n<p>                        Braga returns to replace Maeda at Celtic<br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Former players turned pundits Tony Watt and Gordon Dalziel have discussed whether the 26-year-old is ready for a big move, and both agree he will set the world on fire at Celtic Park.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think he&#8217;s going to be a star at Celtic,&#8221; Dalziel said in a quote shared by 67 Hail Hail, with Watt agreeing that Bulaga &#8220;can play just fine at Celtic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And while he doubts there will be even more interest from Premier League clubs if Hearts continue to win the league, both experts agree that they will sell him, and given the circumstances surrounding Maeda, it will definitely be a game to watch.<\/p>\n<p>Both players are versatile forwards who have played almost everywhere in the team&#8217;s attack this season, and both are in their prime and capable of both scoring and creating at a high level.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>all comps<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Maeda<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>braga<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Appearance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Manager Martin O&#8217;Neill admitted this week that the Japan international could be sold this summer if his contract is not extended.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_21\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;He has one more year. It&#8217;s about the club (a new contract) and he&#8217;ll have to talk about it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;If he doesn&#8217;t want to stay any longer, it would be the football club&#8217;s choice to try to sell him with one year left. I think that would be the normal thing to do.&#8221; &#8211; via the Herald<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>If the Hoops are left with no choice but to sign Maeda, a move to Braga could very well be planned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"mccoist-calls-on-spfl-step-in-celtic-rangers-ticket-allocation\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mixcollage-10-apr-2025-04-11-pm-1852.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mixcollage-10-apr-2025-04-11-pm-1852.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Disgrace_%E2%80%93_SPFL_backs_McCoist_replacement_after_shock_over_Celtic_Rangers_allocation_changes\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\t&#8216;Disgrace&#8217; &#8211; SPFL backs McCoist replacement after shock over Celtic Rangers allocation changes<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The former Gers striker couldn&#8217;t believe what he heard.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearts star Claudio Braga is said to be set to star if he joins Celtic this summer, amid rumors swirling about Daizen Maeda&#8217;s future. 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