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Former Celtic player Thomas Gravesen has said Mathias Kvistgaarden could match Henrik Larsson 's level at the club. The ex-midfielder, who played at Parkhead for two years, believes his fellow Dane would be a good fit for the team. The striker has reportedly been a long-term target of Celtic and has scored 17 goals and made four assists in 28 games for Brondby this season.
Gravesen told Tipsbladet [via SunSport ]: "He is shining in his absence at Brondby. Read more: Celtic loanee continues to impress with fifth goal contribution in seven games Celtic vs Kilmarnock: TV channel, live stream & kick-off time "If he moves to Scotland, I am sure that he can reach Henrik Larsson’s level if he spends five to 10 years at Celtic. "He is simply that good and strong.
" After Kyogo Furuhashi left for Rennes mid-season, Brendan Rodgers expressed the need for a new number nine. Coincidentally, Brondby chairman Jan Bech Andersen recently disclosed that the club rejected offers for Kvistgaarden during the winter transfer window. He said [ Record ]: "Yes, we turned down offers – concrete ones and less concrete ones.
"There were never any numbers that made us deviate from our plan not to sell him in this transfer window. "They weren’t good enough, but hopefully it will be when the time is right for him and the club. "It was 100 per cent a goal for us to keep him for the rest of the season.
"There have been many enquiries about him – on the last day and the penultimate day of the transfer window, but we have a good dialogue with Kvistgaarden and his agent about what we are trying to achieve together. "And the plan was for him to play for us in the spring, when we have many big goals to achieve and then we have to see what happens in the summer.".
