Daizen Maeda has picked up the goalscoring mantle from his fellow countryman and has 33 goals to his name for Celtic this season.
However, if the Japan forward were ever to get injured, Celtic’s strength-in-depth look shaky all of a sudden, and that is a position Rodgers must fill.
And to help the Celtic manager address that, Lubomir Moravcik has told Rodgers there is a player in his homeland who can do a job for the Parkhead club.
Lubomir Moravcik says Celtic would be ‘a good move’ for David Strelec
David Strelec is a name that has been linked to Celtic since the January transfer window opened.
After Celtic were told it would cost upwards of £5m to land the Slovakian international, Moravcik reckoned it would be a price worth paying for the 27-cap striker.
Moravcik told The Sunday Post, “There are many stories about David, and clubs are looking at him.
“He has scored 18 goals this season, and he was out injured for two or three months.
“Right now, I have no idea where he will end up, but if he does go to Celtic, I think it would be a good move for the club and the player.
“David has the capabilities to score goals for Celtic. He knows his way to the goal, for sure. He’d score a minimum of 20 goals for Celtic in a season.
“He is a quality striker and has a presence.
“I am proud of my contribution to Celtic, and I had the time of my life in my four years there.
“He shows that every week in Slovakia. He also shows it for his country, and he played very well against England in the Euros last summer.”
Strelec helped Slovakia give England a fright at Euro 2024 after he created an assist for the opening goal in the last-16 clash at Wembley.
Slovakia was seconds away from knocking Gareth Southgate’s team out of the tournament after Jude Bellingham popped up in the 90+5th minute to equalize.
Harry Kane sent England through after his goal in the first minute of extra time took the hosts through to the quarter-finals.
David Strelec’s goalscoring record this season vs Celtic’s Adam Idah
Strelec has seven goals in 27 appearances for Slovakia, whilst Celtic striker Adam Idah has five goals in 30 outings for the Republic of Ireland.
But how do both players fare for their respective teams as Strelec enjoys a successful season at Slovan Bratislava in the Nike League?
| Season record | Played | Minutes | Goals | Goals per minute | Assists |
| Adam Idah at Celtic | 51 | 2260 | 19 | 1:118 minutes | 1 |
| David Strelec at Slovan Bratislava | 47 | 3410 | 24 | 1:142 minutes | 8 |
With Idah enjoying his best goal-scoring season of his career, Strelec is helping Bratislava towards the league title in Slovakia with his goals.
There is no doubt he is a talented striker, and it remains to be seen if the speculation linking Strelec to Celtic will come to anything this summer.
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