Brendan Rodgers made no secret of the fact Celtic need reinforcements before their next Champions League challenge as he spoke of his pride despite going down to Aston Villa in their final league phase game.

The former Benfica youngster's return to Celtic has been held up due to the onset of Storm Eoywn in Scotland but Rodgers has confirmed that the deal is all but all done. The Irishman has also revealed Kyogo had expressed a desire to seek a new challenge months ago.

Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney to rejoin Celtic in summer, according to Hoops boss Brendan Rodgers; Scotland international is in the last six months of his Gunners contract and has been told he can leave;

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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has named his side to face Aston Villa in the final Champions League group phase game. The Scottish champions have already guaranteed themselves a place in at least the play-off phase of the elite competition but still have a slim chance of breaking into the top eight and taking direct entry to the last 16.

Not that they cared, of course, but the fans will pay more attention to that particular role in Brendan Rodgers’ team now that Kyogo Furuhashi has gone to Rennes, and taken his eighty-five goals ...

January has witnessed Brendan Rodgers jousting with his own supporter ... Celtic can shrug off that Rennes, third bottom of the French league, were the only salient option for their star striker ...

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers says a move for Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney will “definitely happen” in the summer but he is trying to bring him in before next week’s transfer window shuts. Tierney has been in talks over a pre-contract agreement ahead of an emotional return to Celtic Park on a free transfer at the end of the season.

Brendan Rodgers confirms that Scotland defender Kieran Tierney will move to Celtic from Arsenal this summer at the latest.

Brendan Rodgers is bracing himself for the exit of Kyogo Furuhashi during the January transfer window, with the Celtic boss confident the Scottish champions can cope without the Japan striker.Rodgers said he would be sorry to see Furuhashi leave the Glasgow giants.

while Jota has swapped places with him at Rennes, returning to Glasgow after bruising experiences in Saudi Arabia and France. But where does it leave current Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers in terms ...

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is hopeful they can emerge from ... Rodgers expects both deals with Rennes to be completed ahead of the final week of the window, which closes on February 3.