The Celtic team mole was not in Brendan Rodgers’ good books prior to the international break.
The Hoops vows vowed to plug the leak within the Parkhead inner sanctum, and it seems as if no-one has been telling tales out of school ahead of the champions’ Saturday night trip to the capital to take on Hearts. Rodgers has his international Bhoys back and there’s little reason for his side not to be at full strength for their Tynecastle test – a test which they failed last season.
Some of his stars have had longer trips than others, the Japanese trip of Kyogo, Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate in particular. But Kyogo is the main man and with Adam Idah out of the Ireland squad due to an injury, it’s almost certain Celtic’s no 8 will lead the line. Maeda seemingly never gets tired and Hatate is a key cog in the visitor’s midfield machine. Kuhn is man in red hot form – handy given the snow – and the back four tends to pick itself these days with everyone fit.
Record Sport looks at how Celtic may line up.
Predicted Celtic XI
Provisional Celtic squad
Goalkeepers
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- Kasper Schmeichel
- Viljami Sinisalo
- Scott Bain
Defenders
- Alistair Johnston
- Greg Taylor
- Liam Scales
- Auston Trusty
- Alex Valle
- Maik Nawrocki
- Cameron Carter-Vickers
- Anthony Ralston
- Stephen Welsh
Midfielders
- Reo Hatate
- Luis Palma
- Nicolas Kuhn
- Yang Hyun-jun
- Luke McCowan
- Arne Engels
- Paulo Bernardo
- Callum McGregor
- James Forrest
Forwards
- Kyogo Furuhashi
- Adam Idah
- Daizen Maeda