Brendan Rodgers Celtic press conference in full as fans let inside the 'relaxed' transfer inner circle

Brendan Rodgers has moved to put Celtic fans mind at ease as he insisted they won't scramble to bring in new recruits this months.

And the boss stated that they won't be forced into any sales in the January window if they are not required with speculation intensifying over the future of Matt O'Riley. Nicolas Kuhn is the only arrival so far this month with Rodgers previously insisting he wanted to bring in recruits to bolster the quality of his side for the Scottish Premiership title run-in with Rodgers and recruitment chief Mark Lawwell working to make their next move.

And while Rodgers shrugged off speculation that O'Riley could leave the club with La Liga leaders Girona circling - he admits fringe stars could follow the likes of Kwon and Adam Montgomery out of the door on loan this month. The futures of Yuki Kobayashi, Benjamin Siegrist, Marco Tillio and Gustaf Lagerbieke have been in doubt after bring relegated to the fringes of the Scottish Premiership leaders squad.

Pressed on if he thought more players would be heading through the exit door, Rodgers responded: "Yeah, but first and foremost I have to make sure the squad is as strong as it possibly can be for the second half of the season. If there is the opportunity for some to go I'm sure that will happen.

"I think for the likes of Kwon, he has come from the other side of the world and it has been a challenge for him. I spoke to Stephen (Robinson) about him and he has lots of good attributes which is why he was brought here, but to get that experience of playing games is important. It happened with Kris Ajer when I was first here. I felt he needed the game time to get that experience and had a great season, then came back to the club and did well."

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