Lagerbielke appears to fit the bill but that also applies to Royal Antwerp who face the winners of the postponed AEK Athens v Dinamo Zagreb Champions League tie in a Play Off at the end of this month.
Beale could soon be getting ranked alongside Pedro Caixinha, Graeme Murty and Mark Warburton. Some bears are reviewing Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s 368 days in charge which delivered a European final, the Scottish Cup and Champions League football.
Beale used to bask in the image of being a tactical wizard, apparently he was the brains of Steven Gerrard’s management team which actually says more about the others than the geezer that set out the bibs and cones for Gary McAllister.
After being a regular in the Lowland League last season stepping up to play in the Championship is essential for McPherson’s game to kick on.
Once again the lack of width and pace acted like a ball and chain on Beale’s side, when you throw on Scott Wright a fortnight after tying to dump him in Turkey you know that options are limited.
Signing Maik Nawrocki from Legia Warsaw ahead of news about Starfelt firming up has taken some of the pressure off Celtic with the Pole playing against Athletic Bilbao and Ross County.
With radio, television and online coverage BBC Scotland is by some distance the biggest media outlet in Scotland but their Celtic content since Rodgers arrived has been extremely limited.
Oh has picked up a bit of a knock and he’s probably going to be out for a few weeks. He did recognise that he had it and he played through it for a few days.
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.