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.

Shug isn't having Idah as a replacement for the Rennes-bound striker even if Rodgers' other transfer business has been laudable

Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that Kyogo Furuhashi is set to join Rennes after asking to leave Celtic – and a deal to sign Jota is near completion. Kyogo flew to France following Celtic’s win over Young Boys that secured Champions League progress, and Rodgers said he will finalise his move to the Ligue 1 club in the next 24 hours.

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.

With a Champions League playoff spot secured before Wednesday’s trip to Aston Villa, the manager will have plan for life after Glasgow

Brendan Rodgers believes Celtic have given Scottish football a shot in the arm while also augmenting their own reputation after a thrilling 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa.

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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;

Brendan Rodgers has confirmed for the first time that Celtic have agreed a deal to re-sign Kieran Tierney from Arsenal. With a free transfer in place for the summer, Celtic hope to be able to bring Tierney back to Glasgow before this transfer window closes.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is hopeful they can emerge from the transfer window stronger after getting ample notice of Kyogo Furuhashi’s exit and lining up Jota for a return. Rodgers expects both deals with Rennes to be completed ahead of the final week of the window, which closes on February 3.

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.

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