As well as bringing new talent in this summer, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is keen to offload several players not in his plans.
Sead Haksabanovic completed a move to Malmo a few weeks ago but since then, there has been minimal transfer activity in Glasgow’s east end.
Reports about potential acquisitions have been widespread, as have suggestions of who might leave.
Indeed, Oh Hyeon-gyu has not been short of interest this summer. The centre-forward was widely linked with a move to Genk and more recently, Swansea City have emerged in the race for his signature.
A Parkhead exit, though, might not be as simple for the 23-year-old.
Currently, Kyogo and Oh are the only two strikers at Celtic. Rodgers, though, wants three in the Parkhead ranks for the new season. That was made clear in his comments about Rocco Vata’s contract offer.
Because of this, one assumes the boss won’t sanction an exit for Oh until he brings some cover in; letting the South Korean depart now would leave just one striker at the club.
Rodgers might prove us wrong, but it would be risky to let Oh leave without bringing another centre-forward in. Just imagine the fiasco if he departed, Kyogo then got injured before Flag Day, and there wasn’t a natural striker brought in yet to cover.
It has been a long summer for the Parkhead faithful so far, but with the return to competitive action just over three weeks away, activity might ramp up shortly.
