The timing, announced on Transfer Deadline Day, seems a little strange but after recent speculation that he could be on the move Celtic fans will be delighted by tonight’s news.
With a Glasgow Derby and Champions League campaign starting next month Rodgers will have to rethink his defensive plans ahead of a critical stage of the season.
It almost seems like a throwaway detail after the Palma story but ‘three or four signings’ is bound to intrigue supporters as does the reference to Brendan Rodgers when the Celtic boss has firmly put recruitment matters down as the responsibility of Mark Lawwell.
The problems Celtic face with Hatate and Abada, and probably Matt O’Riley is that they are already on long term deals with relatively modest wages.
A direct replacement for Jota is unlikely but as Rodgers redesigns the Celtic squad it might be a case that Fraser fits the bill with Romano expecting talks to progress this week.
According to our information, Celtic have agreed with Valenciennes to transfer their player in exchange for €150,000. Free from any contract in a year, Soro declared in the local press that he would prefer to sign at Beitar Jerusalem.
Muir, like McLean and assistant referee Frank Muir, had a clear view of the incident but neither of the three opted to apply the Laws of the Game.
Next up for Elfsborg is a visit from Mjallby, the team not the defender, next Sunday but it seems likely that Lagerbiekle will be in Ayrshire as his new club take on Kilmarnock in the Viaplay Cup.
Clubs from Italy, Germany and Portugal have been linked with Welsh over the last couple of windows but Celtic’s asking price and conditions have put them off.
There seemed to be a real lethargy about some of the early play, McGregor was losing his midfield battles while Taylor looked as if he had overdone it in the warm up.