He has agreed terms with the US-based Charlotte FC and the move will be completed soon after Celtic accepted what is believed to be an offer well in excess of £8million.
I’m not aware of that. I speak regularly with Liel. It’s sadly a situation which doesn’t put him in the right frame of mind to play.
According to sources close to the player, both teams are having talks with his agent right now. Atlanta United are in good terms with Celtic and signed a striker from last year’s team, Giorgos Giakoumakis.
It’s a situation as a manager where, if you care, you need to communicate with the player, try to understand and have empathy with the situation. He’s a very young guy so he needs help and support. I’m there for him.
Hatate returned to Japan as part of his rehab but was back on the training ground today ahead of Saturday’s Glasgow Derby.
Liel and Daizen are both on the pitch now which is great news for us. Daizen is a little bit ahead of Liel but I am expecting them both to be available at some point this month.
It won’t be until Wednesday morning that Rodgers is able to assess his internationalists with a view to Saturday’s match against Dundee knowing that three days later he will be selecting a side to face Feyenoord in the opening Champions League tie.
The timing, announced on Transfer Deadline Day, seems a little strange but after recent speculation that he could be on the move Celtic fans will be delighted by tonight’s news.
The problems Celtic face with Hatate and Abada, and probably Matt O’Riley is that they are already on long term deals with relatively modest wages.
There seemed to be a real lethargy about some of the early play, McGregor was losing his midfield battles while Taylor looked as if he had overdone it in the warm up.