Maeda’s current deal is up in 2027 and te Parkhead club are keen to get their top scorer tied down beyond then.Celtic’s Daizen Maeda celebrates scoring to make it 2-0

Daizen Maeda insists new contract talks are on hold until after Celtic’ s Treble bid.

And the PFA Scotland player of the year revealed he won’t be attempting another gruelling round trip back to Japan ahead of the Scottish Cup Final.

The Hoops ace jetted back to his homeland last week with his family for the birth of their third child.

But baby Maeda didn’t arrive and the attacker legged it back to Scotland in time for Sunday’s Old Firm stalemate at Ibrox.

The 27-year-old will be staying in Scotland for the next few weeks though as he is focused on completing the Celts clean sweep.

And Maeda admitted he’s happy to wait until after the Hampden showdown with Aberdeen to sit down and thrash out a contract extension.

Maeda – whose current deal is up in 2027 – said: “Yes, the gaffer spoke to me about it. But there are still some games to be played this season so I just want to focus on them.

Daizen Maeda celebrates

“We still have the Scottish Cup final to play for this season so I don’t want to focus too much ahead. I want to focus on that.

“I know this number of goals is not easy to achieve, so I don’t want to think too much about this being the objective for next season. I would like to focus on everything, including goals, and then in the end maybe I can achieve something.”

Maeda admitted the 20,000 mile round trip took its toll at the weekend and he was out of steam when he spurned a chance to grab a stunning stoppage time winner against Gers.

The 31-goal frontman won’t be attempting the jaunt again though with more silverware on the line.

He said: “It was a difficult trip this time because of the time difference and all the travel. It took a lot for me to go back and forth. So yeah, now I plan just to stay here for the rest of the season.

“I was expecting my baby to be born in Japan but still he hasn’t been born yet. So it was a bit difficult with the travel and everything.

“But the manager used me against Rangers and I was grateful for his trust.

“At that moment physically it was very tough, I couldn’t do much. I wish I could have scored that one. But overall what we have done this season has paid off, we have won the league and I’m very happy about that.”

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Maeda was frustrated but he crowned a sensational season with the PFA Scotland main prize on Sunday night.

The humble attacker was thrilled to claim the gong – but he insisted he’s no superstar and is determined to grab another medal at Hampden.

Maeda said: “I’m very happy to be voted by my fellow footballers. As a foreigner it’s really difficult to receive something like this so I’m very grateful.

“I’m not a superstar or anything, I’m just glad to receive this award.

“We have the cup final but we also have three league games to play and it would be nice to show why we are the champions.

“We will have to get the results there, finish the league strongly and then hopefully get the last trophy.”

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