New Celtic defender Hayato Inamura has been told by Brendan Rodgers he is not good enough to play in the Champions League - yet. (Daily Record) Rodgers has warned any Celtic players whose focus may be drifting towards a late transfer window move by reminding them who pays their wages. (Daily Record)

Celtic's hopes of landing Louis Munteanu have suffered another setback - with the CFR Cluj star said to be on the brink of a move to La Liga. The Romania striker is said to be on Brendan Rodgers ' radar, with the Hoops reportedly seeing a £6.9million bid thrown out earlier this summer.

If a report from SunSport is believed to be true, Jamie Vardy is keen on a reunion with Brendan Rodgers at Celtic after assessing all his options over the past couple of months. The former Leicester City striking ace is available on a Bosman,

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Celtic take on Kairat Almaty in the first leg of their playoff showdown at Parkhead on Wednesday night but one man’s not ready

Brendan Rodgers said: “I mentioned this a few weeks ago to the players because I think it’s important to just set the narrative for them, because, like you say, there’s so much noise, especially as it ramps up towards the end.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers refused to comment on reports linking his former Leicester striker Jamie Vardy with a move to Glasgow but said that signings were needed to sustain or improve on the team’s European form.

Brendan Rodgers admits his Celtic squad is not yet ready for the Champions League – but it is strong enough to kill off Kairat Almaty. The Hoops will face the Kazakhstan champs in tomorrow/tonight’s £40m play-off showdown having failed to land top quality replacements for departed Kyogo and Nicolas Kuhn and injured Jota.