Rodgers’ decision to return to Celtic was expected to come wrapped up with a massive transfer budget and an influx of new players but that clearly isn’t the message from the man himself.
It is a tall order with Kwon, Tomoki Iwata and Odin Thiago Holm the candidates for the position that eluded Postecoglou.
Brendan Rodgers is looking for Yang Hyunjun to make a similar impact as Oh Hyeon-gyu on the Celtic first team squad.
In mid-season, with Giorgos Giakoumakis on his way to Atlanta United, Ange Postecoglou turned to Suwon Samsung for a replacement with the firepower needed to build on…
Tapping into the speculation Anthony Joseph dug into his archives to share an image from the summer of 1997 which had more than a few Celtic fans putting 2 and 2 together and guessing at the fourth signing.
All of the signs point towards Nawrocki being a Celtic player by the time that Rodgers’ squad returns from Japan, all being well he could be preparing for a debut next Saturday against Wolves in Dublin.
Back in 2016 McGregor’s future was far from certain at Celtic, after breaking through at the start of the 2014/15 season under Ronny Deila his form and appearances had started to drift.
After attending the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden on April 30 Rodgers kept a closer eye on the remaining matches of the season, not many of the fringe players advanced their cases as Celtic crashed to two defeats and a draw in the four matches following the title clincher at…
Rodgers will have to go with the same squad of players again on Saturday against Gamba Osaka although Yuki Kobayashi could miss out through injury.
The report in The Sun claims that the players will arrive in Scotland next week which leaves them with their Korea clubs to prepare for life in Europe while paperwork is progressed.
In Tuesday’s Daily Record and Sun, Rodgers speaks highly of Ralston from his first spell in charge but Celtic 365 understands that the Scotland defender has missed the trip to Japan with concerns that he could be out of action for an extended period.