There will be no first strike for newcomers celtics Tomas Cvancara, despite the Czech striker’s impressive performance in last weekend’s 2-2 draw with Tynecastle.

A quiet first half was followed by a more impactful second half, with the 25-year-old almost getting his first goal in the green and white after a clever header from Benjamin Nygren’s cross hit the woodwork.

Minutes later, the on-loan Borussia Monchengladbach player burst in behind the Hearts defense and coolly picked out Yang Hyun-jun at the back post to score, thanks to a clever link-up with Daishin Maeda.

Afterward, Chivankara celebrated as if he had scored, delighted with his first appearance for Glasgow and certainly with much to encourage. Martin O’Neill and company.

Still, further reinforcements are likely to be needed, with Callum Osmand injured, Kelechi Iheanacho just returning and Shin Yamada out on loan.

Celtic ready to revive interest in another striker after Chivankara

The first priority appears to be signing a new right-winger following Chivankara’s loan move, with rumors rife that Celtic are interested in Frosinone’s Fares Guedemis.

Having said that, rumors of another striker eventually joining Parkhead have been put to rest for now, Tawanda Maswanshis of Motherwell Although rivals Rangers are also vying for his signature, it still appears to be on the agenda. At the same time, they allegedly Negotiations underway to sign Freiburg forward Junior Adamu before Monday’s deadline.

French reports stated that aside from these two names, by daily recordsay the Hoops have now revived their interest in Chelsea player David Datro Fofana as they have been linked with a move for the 23-year-old.

The Ivorian is also a summer target for Brendan Rodgers after being recalled from a promising loan spell at Turkish side Fatih Karagumluk, with his parent club believed to be looking to make a permanent move before the transfer window closes.

It has been suggested that Fofana could be included as part of a swap deal for Rennes starlet Jeremy Jacquet, although Celtic appear to still be in the mix, having previously claimed they were Ready to bid For the hot forward.

Why Fofana’s signing is bad news for Chivankara

Part of the reason why Celtic were able to bring in Chivankara from Gladbach was due to his recent struggles in Germany and Turkey, with him having not really featured since November after a lackluster performance at Antalyaspor.

In that brief time, the 6-foot-3 attacker has scored just twice in 13 games and just eight goals in 54 games against Gladbach, with the Hoops finding few truly motivated players behind him

It must be said that Fofana has endured a turbulent period of his own during a string of loan spells away from Stamford Bridge, having actually made just four first-team appearances for the Blues since signing in January 2023.

However, unlike Chivankara, he has at least performed well this season, scoring eight goals in 15 appearances in the Super League himself, a record that is much better than that of the Czech international.

Fofana then found his mojo again, recalling the level of talent that first caught Chelsea’s attention, scoring 24 goals in 65 games for Norwegian side Molde.

It was during the glory days of his early career that he was known as “complete center” commented scout Jacek Kulig, with the respected insider even comparing him to then-former Inter Milan and Barcelona superstar Samuel Eto’o.

His path has been rocky since then, although the player still has an excitingly high ceiling, having cost his parent club around £10m in transfer fees at just 20 years old.

Fofana is not only a goalscorer, but also has real ability when tracking deep or moving out, averaging 1.9 successful dribbles per game in the 2025/26 season, far exceeding Chivankara’s own 0.5.

As he showed during his loan spell at Burnley, Fofana is a player capable of delivering strong performances and can inject much-needed pace and power into O’Neill’s forward line, immediately pushing Chivankara into substitute status.

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