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.
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.
Recruiting players that are superior to the current squad while staying within a realistic salary range is proving to be the difficult part with the SPFL far from the most attractive of leagues for players to move to.
The circumstances of Starfelt’s exit has been known for some time, it looks like the timing has been delayed to get Maik Nawrocki signed with Lagerbielke giving Brendan Rodgers a third first team central defender to work with.
When Elfsborg defeated Sirius on Sunday, Starfelt’s agent Blash Hosseini appeared at Borås’ arena. Several sources state that the reason for the visit was to try to stitch together the Lagerbielke deal to Celtic.