Mikey Johnston knows the clock is ticking but he is not ready to let go of his dream of cracking it at Celtic. The Hoops winger’s early potential was halted buy a series of injury woes and he spent last season away from the club on loan in Portugal.
Boss Brendan Rodgers was a bit part of his explosion into he side during his first spell in charge and he brought the 24-year-old in from the cold against Hibs last month.
Johnston has been put back on ice in recent weeks and there was a chilling warning from the manager about the need for fringe men to step up as there could be several players heading out the door in January.
The attacker – who is with the Ireland squad ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Holland – has taken on board the advice and have vowed to bust a gut to safeguard his Celtic status – and achieve his ambition of appearing in the Champions League.