Kyogo Furuhashi ended his Stade Rennais nightmare in the summer when he joined Birmingham City.
The EFL Championship side, just promoted from League One, spent £10m on the Japanese striker who is revered by Celtic fans all over the globe.
But so far, the 30-year-old is yet to prove he will be a worthy short-term investment because he hasn’t scored a league goal for the Blues thus far.
Kyogo’s only goal for Birmingham came in the Carabao Cup first round victory over Sheffield United when he converted a tap-in.
He started his first four Championship matches, but has only appeared as a substitute for the previous two versus Stoke City and Swansea City.
And there seems to be a common school of thought amongst Birmingham fans about Kyogo so far.
Photo by Richard Martin-Roberts/Getty ImagesKyogo has missed the most big EFL Championship chances
This morning, a stat produced by Second Tier Podcast said that no striker has missed more big chances in the EFL Championship this season than Kyogo with six.
Birmingham fans are all in agreement that Kyogo has fantastic quality in and around the box on and off the ball, but that his finishing lets him down.
One fan posted on X: “Movement like Lionel Messi. Finishing like Marcus Bent. I hope the later is temporary and curable.”
Another said: “Movement, speed, skill, vision, positioning all absolutely class, finishing not so much yet!”
On the ball looks good, works hard, presses, brilliant off the ball but can’t hit Gemma Collins arse with a bamboo stick atm
— Angelo Papa (@AngeloP55200013) September 24, 2025
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This supporter wrote: “Off the ball he is fantastic. When he gets it he seems a bit rushed, heavy touches, not taking enough touches before he shoots etc I think it’ll be a case of when he hits one in the onion bag they wont stop coming as it’ll settle him down”.
And this fan said: “His movement is top class, the way he finds space is honestly mesmerising. First touch is usually top drawer as is his close control. He has a great footballing brain & outstanding vision… But he couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn with a banjo at the minute.”
Chris Davies on Kyogo’s current form
Birmingham manager Chris Davies recently spoke about Kyogo to the press and backed the striker to start scoring goals given his previous pedigree.
Kyogo scored 85 goals for the Hoops, so Davies isn’t panicking just yet. He said: “He gets chances, that’s what I say about Kyogo. There was another one that came back to him and he’s done an overhead kick, and it’s hit the guy in the face.
“He will score. He will score, I don’t doubt it. You just have to look at the stats, look at the amount of goals he scores. He does know how to score goals.
“What I love about Kyogo is whenever he is on the pitch, I’m very confident he’s going to get a chance and that’s an exciting player to have. I have no worries about Kyogo. I thought he injected good speed and good energy at that point.”