6 Celtic transfer options after Brendan Rodgers 'movement' tease as Merlin lingers and Haksabanovic faces winger fight

It's been a low-key summer so far at Celtic but things might begin to pick up as the transfer window approaches its final straight.

Brendan Rodgers has often deployed the coy card on his Hoops pursuits but the cat is out the bag as far as signing number six Gustaf Lagerbielke is concerned, with the defender's £3m move from Elfsborg confirmed. But with it came a question over fellow centre-backs Liam Scales and Yuki Kobayashi, and whether there was a decision to be made after another central defender has been added to the squad.

The Irishman responded by saying "There's always decisions on players and that by the end of the month, there will be movement within the squad." Some exits like Ismaila Soro and James McCarthy are almost a given at some point in time with no Parkhead futures in sight but both in and out, who else might fall into Rodgers' movement bracket? We take a look.

The winter import from Vissel Kobe has had first team chances but has so far failed to set the heather alight with his displays. Initially catching the eye with a good vision of passing, he appears to have fallen down the pecking order even with Carl Starfelt's exit.

Cameron Carter-Vickers, Maik Nawrocki and Stephen Welsh have been used so far and now Gustaf Lagerbielke has arrived. That leaves him fighting for fifth spot with Liam Scales should the new Swede be preferred and while a permanent exit isn't likely, a loan for more experience could be in order.

It's been claimed that Rodgers is looking to sign a winger to replace Jota, who's headed for the Saudi Pro League. But even though there is perhaps a star man lacking in that area, Celtic do still have Liel Abada, Yang Hyun-jun, Marco Tilio, James Forrest and Daizen Maeda who can all operate