Rodgers could have dismissed the speculation but Lagerbiekle fits in with the profile of Celtic’s recent signings, last month the hoops brought in Maik Nawrocki in a similar deal.
Of more interest to Celtic fans is the prospect of Gustaf Lagerbielke coming in as a replacement from Elfsborg.
Collynore is very much a traditionalist, growing up in an era when Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa could expect to win the the First Division title under inspired management and a few key players in a squad of 16 hitting a rick seam of form.
Apparently Yilmaz is out injured at the moment, some rumours are suggesting that he could be missing for a month with others claiming that Beale has now decided to get rid of last summer’s rising star.
At the age of 22 Lagerbiekle has played a key role in getting his side into top spot with his manager coy about talks with Celtic.
Beale doesn’t think that anything is wrong, he saw the template last season and is watching outstanding performances in training every day.
Beale has a tendency to say far too much in front of the media, speaking today ahead of facing Servette he revealed that around £10m needs to be raised from sales over the remaining 23 days of the transfer window.
That seems mainly based on a few suspect displays towards the end of last season but the absence of Cameron Carter-Vickers had a destabilising effect on the entire Celtic defence.
Beale and the Ibrox PR team are constantly tracking social media with much of the club’s policies formed from the most extreme views on forums and fan sites.
Beale must have thought that he could do nothing wrong but then came Kilmarnock- playing in front of an audience that was banking on a treble at least.