Odin Holm comes up to the burgeoning hype, while Yang leaves Klinsmann wanting more on this episode of Celtic Tracker on International Stars.

Several Celtic players are now serving overseas, and we’ve looked at how they each fared.

As he and Kyogo prepare for a challenging Japan test, Daizen Maeda is prepared to bring the “fight” to Germany.

A number of Celtic stars, including the Japanese pair, are currently on international duty. Since there won’t be any competitive matches until November, they will have to make due with a series of friendlies for the time being. The Parkhead duo face Germany on Saturday night, but there is a sense of apprehension in the camp as concerns about Hajime Moriyasu’s future and the state of the national squad as a whole following their World Cup exit deepen.

However, Maeda claims that the Japanese team is strong and prepared to challenge Germany. “They say we’re in bad shape, but we have members and are a full team,” he remarked. With that emotion, I want to struggle.

Yang and Oh are currently in South Korea, albeit not very far away—they’ve only travelled a few hundred kilometres south for a pair of friendly matches. Yang made his team debut against Wales in Cardiff as a substitute, and he will be hoping for further playing time against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday at St James’ Park in Newcastle.

Additionally, Yang’s manager Jurgen Klinsmann was quite pleased with his growth since joining the Hoops. Yang had been playing well for Celtic, and when he came on here, he was also impressive, the man remarked. It will be crucial, in my opinion, to monitor his growth and development at the club and national levels.

“There are many new young players, and these guys must establish themselves by their performances. With the acquisition of fresh players like Yang, it is fascinating to watch the national team expand and improve.

Liel Abada appears to be facing a month of recovery after a quad injury sustained while representing Israel. He overdid it in training, leaving him ‘mad’ with himself, according to reports in his home country. He is now anticipated to miss Celtic’s next five games, including their first two Champions League matches, and is now projected to be out until mid-October.

Paulo Bernardo may take over in his place, though he wasn’t letting his Celtic future get in the way of his duties with the Portugal U21 team. He remarked, “I’m in the selection, the questions have to be from the selection,” following their 3-0 victory over Andorra. Being Portuguese, we constantly strive for more. We won 3-0. Although the outcome was comfortable, we can do better. We’ll work to improve in the following game.

The u21 Euro qualifying process is well under way, and Odin Thiago Holm also participated. His first appearance at that level for his nation came when he came off the bench for Norway in a crushing 7-0 victory over San Marino.

Of course, Callum McGregor was there in the thick of it for Scotland as they moved closer to earning a spot in Euro 2024 with their fifth victory in a row. He was the only Celtics player who had regular picks in the lineup. Greg Taylor and David Turnbull were not chosen, and he earned his 52nd cap in Larnaca’s match against Cyprus. He had started 12 consecutive competitive games for his nation.