The German has had difficulty making an impression since leaving Rapid Vienna for £2.8 million.
According to Stephen McGinn, Nicolas Kuhn, the new Celtic recruit, would find it difficult to break into the Kilmarnock squad.
After the Hoops spent £2.8 million to sign German winger Kuhn from Rapid Vienna and signed Norwich City fringe striker Adam Idah on loan in the final hours of the transfer window, the captain of Falkirk has been left perplexed by the club’s January hiring.
Following a miserable summer window, Celtic supporters exerted pressure on the board to provide Brendan Rodgers substantial financial support. After Rangers moved to the top of the table for the first time since August 2022 with a 1-1 draw against Kilmarnock on Saturday, supporters turned against Peter Lawwell.
McGinn, a Celtics supporter, feels that the Parkhead team is to blame for their own demise because they overlooked important players in the squad last month. Furthermore, the 35-year-old has cast major doubt on Kuhn’s abilities after he appeared unprepared when substituted against Killie.
He stated to the Scottish Football Podcast, “It seemed like they had to take care of business.” Throughout January, they required assistance. The club’s wingers aren’t equipped to play the style Rodgers wants to. Although Liel Abada clearly has personal matters to attend to, Daizen Maeda and Liel Abada both performed admirably in the manner that Ange Postecoglou desired to play, but Brendan Rodgers’
“I thought it was a weak point in the park that needed to be improved, and I thought the two transactions they made in January were absolutely odd. Adam Idah seems like a genuinely bright player with a lot of potential, but starting him early has undoubtedly ruined Celtic’s season’s best parts, as evidenced by the way they concluded before the break. That O’Riley, McGregor, and Bernardo midfield trio is likely what gave them the advantage over Rangers in terms of midfield quality.
“That has been divided to make room for Idah. When you discuss investing millions on a guy to upgrade a team, Nicolas Kuhn, we’ve all been in the locker room a million times when a signing arrives and you wonder, “Will he play for us?” You get a buzz right away, and based on the information available thus far, it doesn’t appear that Nicolas Kuhn would waltz onto the Kilmarnock team given how well Danny Armstrong and Matty Kennedy are performing.
“So I can’t believe they didn’t do serious business in terms of trying to improve the eleven, and I’m not surprised that Brendan Rodgers is sounding really frustrated.”
