That hasn’t really taken him any closer to the Celtic first team with Maik Nawrocki signed last month and Gustaf Lagerbielke expected to join the hoops next week.
Even without the injured Cameron Carter-Vickers, Lawal was left on the bench during the 6-4 defeat from Yokohama F Marinos with Brendan Rodgers starting the match with Carl Starfelt and Yuki Kobayashi then finishing up with Stephen Welsh and Liam Scales in the centre of defence.