Supervisor Brendan Rodgers says homegrown defender Stephen Welsh “helps create the tradition” at Celtic, however concedes a proposed mortgage transfer to Mechelen would profit the 24-year-old’s profession.
Welsh, who has performed solely twice this season, is anticipated to affix the Belgian facet this week on a deal till the summer season.
“Stephen’s a participant that is just about been part of the material of this membership for thus a few years. He is one of many guys that helps create the tradition as a result of they’ve come via the system,” stated Rodgers.
“However there additionally comes a time once they want to take a look at their very own profession. So there is a risk that he’ll exit on mortgage, it is not confirmed but.”
Celtic have recalled Dane Murray from a mortgage spell at Queen’s Park to pave the way in which for Welsh to depart given they play in the identical place and the 21-year-old may also help fill the membership’s quota of homegrown gamers for his or her Champions League squad.
“We have introduced Dane again for that goal,” Rodgers stated. “He is a younger participant that I actually thought extremely of, the bits I might seen of him.
“He clearly had horrendous spell with accidents and we despatched him to Queen’s Park, the place Callum (Davidson) and his crew and the membership completed an excellent job with him to ease him in.
“After an extended damage interval out, he just about educated day by day and obtained actually good teaching. It was a improbable membership there.”