Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is hopeful they can emerge from the transfer window stronger after getting ample notice of Kyogo Furuhashi’s exit and lining up Jota for a return. Rodgers expects both deals with Rennes to be completed ahead of the final week of the window,

Birthday boy Kyogo Furuhashi has ticked every big-game box as a Celtic player. But Wednesday night’s seismic Champions League crunch against Young Boys offers the Japanese an opportunity to present Celtic the gift of his crowning glory.