Gaffer: I'd love Maeda to stay here

MARTIN O'NEILL is hoping Daizen Maeda remains at Celtic beyond the January transfer window - after revealing the attacker missed out on a big-money move to the Bundesliga in the summer.

- BY MICHAEL GANNON

The returning Hoops manager is looking to bolster his squad for the sprint to the Premiership finishing line. And he'd love to have Maeda (inset) available for the rest of the campaign.

O'Neill let it slip German big guns Wolfsburg were on the verge of landing the Japanese ace - only for Celts to pull the plug in the final days of the summer window.