Nicolas Kuhn post-Celtic nightmare escalates as winger put 'on the market' by Serie A club, price tag slashed
German wide man has struggled to make an impact in Italy and is now available for transfer this summer - less than seven months on from Hoops exit
Como are reportedly willing to listen to offers for ex-Celtic winger Nicolas Kuhn - less than seven months on from his bumper Parkhead exit.
Following a prolific season in Glasgow in which he scored 21 goals across all competitions for the Hoops, he German wide man moved to ambitious Serie A outfit Como who coughed up £17m to bring the former Bayern Munich youth player to Italy last summer.
However, the 26-year-old has failed to hit the heights in Lombardy. In his 22 appearances to date, Kuhn has started just six games and registered one goal and assist for Cesc Fabregas’ fourth-placed side.
With Como in contention to qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League - sitting one point clear of Turin heavyweights Juventus with nine games remaining - Kuhn is unlikely to be part of their squad beyond the summer having failed to make it onto the pitch in a domestic match since February 14.
And it’s now claimed Como have made Kuhn available for transfer, providing they receive an acceptable offer. Tuttomercatoweb report the club’s sporting director Carlalberto Ludi would be satisfied to bank just over £1m for the player - which would mean a substantial loss on the fee they paid the Scottish champions for his services.
Arsenal and Chelsea legend Fabregas will already have one eye on the upcoming window and finding a replacement for Kuhn with Frankfurt's Algerian international Fares Chaibi strongly linked with a move to the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
Should Celtic explore re-signing Nicholas Kuhn?
The door could be ajar for Celtic to swoop again for the ex-Rapid Vienna attacker in the summer, if the club believe he can rediscover his best form. However, it’s unlikely they would be willing to splash out such a significant amount of money.
Should his price tag drop even further, that could potentially spark a different conversation. But a return for Kuhn would inevitably split opinion among the Celtic support if the decide to revisit someone who has already made his mark on the club.
On one hand, Kuhn would surely thrive in a system that previously brought out the best of him but others would question the thinking behind such a move.