Interest in Daizen Maeda has continued to grow over the past year, and Bundesliga side Wolfsburg previously attempted to sign him during the January transfer window before the negotiations failed.

According to The Daily Record, Daizen Maeda is interested in a move to England's top tier. The player was close to joining Wolfsburg last summer and was set to move to the Bundesliga on deadline day in August after a transfer fee was agreed. However, he ultimately had to stay in Glasgow because CEO Michael Nicholson and transfer chiefs were unable to secure a direct replacement.

Daizen Maeda is widely expected to leave Celtic after a move to Bundesliga side Wolfsburg was unsuccessful last year. There were contract talks with Daizen Maeda, and a contract was offered to him, which he did not sign. The player rejected a new deal last summer. If Daizen Maeda did not want to stay longer, the club would try to sell him with a year left on his contract.

Martin O'Neill admitted Daizen Maeda’s drop in form may have been down to his failed move to Wolfsburg last summer, which is said to have failed at the last moment. O'Neill said the move to the Bundesliga may well have affected him at the time. He stated that Maeda may have thought he was fully prepared for the transfer and perhaps felt he had done his job and deserved to go to the Bundesliga. O'Neill added that when the move did not happen, there will be a natural disappointment.

Last year, a £10m transfer for Daizen Maeda to Bundesliga side Wolfsburg was cancelled by Celtic due to the Board's failings in the transfer market. Before the cancellation, Maeda had cleared his dressing room locker and said his goodbyes to his teammates. In January, Daizen Maeda expressed his willingness to remain until the end of the season.

O'Neill admitted that Daizen Maeda nearly moved to Bundesliga side Wolfsburg over the summer. Brendan Rodgers suggested that Michel Ange Balikwisha had been signed because it was believed that Maeda would be leaving.

According to Martin O’Neill, Daizen Maeda believed he was transferring to Wolfsburg last summer. It was reported that the forward had cleaned out his locker at Lennoxtown and was preparing to move his family to Germany. Celtic did not approve the transfer because they had sold Kyogo Furuhashi and Adam Idah in successive windows and needed Maeda to play as a centre forward, as the club was unable to source direct replacements.

According to the Daily Record, Daizen Maeda's high-value move to Wolfsburg was not completed on deadline day.

Wolfsburg could renew their interest in Celtic forward Daizen Maeda once the deal for Skov Olsen is finalized. Maeda wanted to leave Celtic in the summer, but the German club was unable to finalise a deal for the Japanese forward.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has expressed his desire to keep Daizen Maeda, who was close to a transfer to Wolfsburg last summer and has been linked with a potential move away this month. O'Neill admitted that he does not know what the outcome will be and plans to speak with Maeda or his agent to understand his thoughts. Maeda, who is under contract until June 2027, has scored 6 goals and provided 5 assists in 18 Scottish Premiership appearances this season.