Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers has been talking to the media as his facet put together to face Kairat Almaty in Wednesday evening’s Champions League play-off first leg.
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Rodgers declined to elaborate on experiences that his former striker at Leicester, Jamie Vardy, is eager to reunite with the Northern Irishman at Celtic.
The Celtic boss says he will not talk about an “particular person participant” however admits he “labored effectively with Jamie” throughout his time at Leicester.
Rodgers admits he does not know whether or not the membership is ready to see what European competitors it is enjoying in earlier than bringing within the new signings he wants.
He did, nevertheless, add that he is assuming no extra gamers will arrive in time for the play-off matches with Kairat Almaty.
Rodgers is aware of his facet are “going into video games that imply every little thing” however stresses “if we do not have it inside the constructing now, we’ve to work with what’s right here”.
The supervisor says he is “assured” the present squad is sweet sufficient to get previous the Kazakh champions and qualify for the league part, which Rodgers says Celtic would “have to enhance the squad” for.
Rodgers was additionally requested if the membership is “world class within the switch market”, to which he replied: “I do not learn about world class… we simply need to be in the very best place potential.”
Rodgers added that he does not “need a scenario the place I look pissed off or am pissed off” because the “emotional switch” of that may have an effect on gamers.
Requested concerning the absence of current signing Hayato Inamura from each the home and European squads, Rodgers says the 23-year-old’s defensive qualities usually are not but the place they must be.
The instance Rodgers cited was he would not be capable to pitch Inamura in in opposition to somebody like Lamine Yamal.