BRENDAN RODGERS is stepping up his efforts to bolster his squad before the deadline next week and reports from South Africa suggest that he’s close to landing Ajax Cape Town defender, Rivaldo Coetzee.

The 20-year-old is expected to fly to Glasgow this week to comple a deal that would see him challenge Boyata, Sviatchenko and perhaps Nir Bitton for the right to be Jozo Simunovic’s defensive partner.

The player suffered a slight hamstring injury at the weekend but this is not believed to hamper any deal between both parties.

Brendan has been keen to add a defender all window, with so many injury’s he has played Bitton at the back where the Israeli has deputised well.

The player will have his work cut out for him if he does sign.