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Fullname: Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn
aka: Nicolas Kuhn, Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn, Nicolas Kuehn, Nick Kuhn, Nic Kuhn
Born: 1 January 2000
Birthplace: Wunstorf, Germany
Signed: 16 January 2024 (est €3.5m/€3m + addons from Rapid Vienna)
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Position: Midfielder, Winger
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International Caps: [TBC at end of career]
International Goals: [TBC at end of career]
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Incoming Celtic winger Kuhn branded ‘terrible at shooting and injury prone’
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/incoming-celtic-winger-kuhn-branded-202157164.html
David Irvine
Mon, 15 January 2024 at 8:21 pm GMT·3-min read
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Nicolas Kuhn has been slaughtered for ‘terrible shooting’ and being ‘injury prone’ ahead of his transfer switch to Celtic.
The winger, 24, is expected to complete a move to Parkhead from Rapid Vienna for a fee in the region of £3m.
But Kuhn – set to become Brendan Rodgers’ first January transfer window addition – has received a brutal review from an Austrian football expert before his move has even been announced.
Dorian Schuster, from transfermarkt, explained that Kuhn is a “kind of special player” as he highlighted his immense dribbling ability – but then hammered other aspects of his game.
Speaking on Clyde 1 Superscoreboard, Schuster claimed Kuhn “wastes many chances” and is “injury-prone” as he discussed the expected arrival of the former Germany youth international.
“They will get a kind of special player, in the sense that he has fantastic dribbling skills that I would say are far too good for the Austrian Bundesliga,” said Schuster.
“However, on the other hand his shooting is – I have to say, honestly – sometimes terrible and he wastes many chances in the Austrian Bundesliga and therefore I think that could be a major issue when playing in the Champions League for Celtic.
“I don’t know if you already knew that but in 2019 he was crowned as the biggest German talent of his year, born in 2000, Kai Havertz won in 2018. But he [Kuhn] never managed to break through.
“He played in the second league in Germany and also his first season in Vienna was quite a mess – he was quite often very injured and he never reached the highest level of his skills or fitness.”
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On Kuhn’s career to date – which includes time at Ajax and Bayern Munich – Schuster added: “I wouldn’t see it as a step backwards because he never reached the first team at Ajax or Bayern Munich so he was loaned to a second-tier side in Germany and afterwards he tried Rapid Vienna.
“But it hasn’t been enough with his shooting skills in combination with being injury-prone so I think Rapid Vienna has been the right step, now we will see if Celtic is – I honestly don’t know if it will work out in the Scottish league.
“He is a fast player but as I mentioned injury prone and I don’t know if he will have fun with Scottish defenders.”
Quizzed on whether Kuhn’s move to Celtic has taken supporters and pundits in Austria by surprise, Schuster replied: “Yeah. Kind of. He hasn’t had his breakthrough at Rapid, he has been good this season.
“His last season wasn’t that good and now all of a sudden they want to sell him for €3.5m.
“We at Transfermarkt valued him at €1.5m so there is a slight difference.
“Sometimes he was used as an attacking midfielder but it didn’t really work out so is now only used on a right winger, his left foot is good as well.
“Cutting in on the left foot and his right is also good – there’s no worries about that.”
Nicolas Kuhn signs for Celtic – contract details, what player said, Brendan Rodgers highlights key attributes
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/nicolas-kuhn-signs-for-celtic-contract-details-what-player-said-brendan-rodgers-highlights-key-attributes-4481064
German winger completes move from Rapid Vienna to become Celtic’s first January signing
Matthew Elder
By Matthew Elder
Published 16th Jan 2024, 21:42 GMT
Celtic have completed the signing of Nicolas Kuhn from Rapid Vienna for a fee reported to be in the region of £3m.
The German winger has been announced as the club’s first recruit of the January transfer window on a five-and-a-half year contract until the summer of 2029 and could make his debut against Buckie Thistle in the Scottish Cup on Saturday.
The 24-year-old, who can play on both right and left wings, has been capped by Germany up to Under-20 level and spent his earlier years at RB Leipzig, Ajax and Bayern Munich, playing for the youth and reserves sides.
He moved to Rapid Vienna in 2022 and has made 36 appearances in the Austrian Bundesliga, sccoring five goals and registering six assists.
Kuhn told the Celtic website: “I feel great that I’m finally here and I can’t wait. Celtic is one of the biggest clubs around and I’m really happy to be here.
“I am really motivated to do well for this great club and I want to get working immediately as we face our challenges in the League and the Cup this year, so I’m really excited for what’s coming.
“In the end, at Celtic, it’s about doing all we can to win every game, so that is the challenge here. I can’t wait to get going and do my very best for our supporters.”
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers added: “We are delighted to welcome Nicolas to Celtic. We believe he is a dynamic player who has an excellent level of quality and all the attributes to fit well into our style of play.
“He has the profile we are looking for, he has a real attacking intent, a player with great pace and ideas, the ability to create and score goals and a player with a great energy and work ethic.
“He is someone who can play wide on both sides so he brings with him that versatility for us too, and myself and the coaches here really look forward to working with him.”