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Celtic today secured an astonishing world record 8th domestic treble after winning the Scottish Cup against Inverness at Hampden Park this afternoon.

The build up and aftermath of the final has already been strange given the massive rumours surrounding manager Ange Postecoglou apparently on the verge on taking over at Spurs.

And now, The Sun (English version) have an exclusive that they want Ange to sign Kyogo as a long term replacement for star striker Harry Kane, who is in the final year of his contract and has been linked with a move away this summer.

The report from Alan Nixon reads:

TOTTENHAM want Ange Postecoglou to bring Japan striker Kyogo Furuhashi with him from Celtic.

The prolific marksman, who netted in the Scottish Cup Final against Inverness, is already on the Spurs list as a partner, cover or even eventual replacement for club talisman Harry Kane.

And if Postecoglou, 57, agrees to become Tottenham chief this week then that would vastly increase their chances of landing the Japanese ace.

Furuhashi, 28, would be ideal for Spurs and they are prepared to pay around £25-30million to make him a major capture.

Best known as Kyogo, the Hoops star has been one of the major successes in Postecoglou’s time in Scotland — with 23 goals in 31 league games.

And, at his age, the chance of the Premier League may also be too good to refuse.

But there are other clubs in England with Kyogo in their sights because of his finishing, clever running and positive attitude.

Postecoglou is currently waiting for permission to speak to Spurs supremo Daniel Levy.

The Australian enjoys being boss at Celtic but may be open to a new challenge if the job is right.

Kyogo has been a sensation since signing for Celtic and is hugely important to our side, and we saw that yet again today as he opened the scoring with a typical deadly finish in what was a tight game.

We don’t want to lose him, but of course, we are a selling club, and £25m-£30m you would imagine would be too difficult for the club to turn down.