Celtic: £22k-a-week star's 'setback' will be 'big miss' at Parkhead

Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers will be a ‘big miss’ in their upcoming Champions League fixture, according to journalist Dean Jones.

The 24-year-old joined the Hoops on a permanent basis from Tottenham Hotspur last summer following an impressive season-long loan spell and has gone on to establish himself as a key player.

Carter-Vickers was absent for Celtic’s 2-0 defeat to St. Mirren prior to the international break before missing out on the USA’s World Cup warm-up fixtures against Japan and Saudi Arabia.

The commanding central defender was also unavailable for the Glasgow giants on Saturday as they narrowly saw off Motherwell, with manager Ange Postecoglou providing an update on his situation in his pre-match press conference.

“Cameron though is a day-to-day proposition, it’s certainly not something that will keep him out long or even medium term,” said Postecoglou.

“At the moment, he is doing individual training, so we’ll see how he is after the weekend and then make our decision about RB Leipzig in midweek.”

With Celtic’s crucial Champions League encounter with Leipzig coming up on Wednesday, Carter-Vickers faces a race against time to get himself back to full fitness.

Celtic need to pick up a positive result when they travel to the Red Bull Arena after collecting just a solitary point from their opening two games of Group F.

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And Jones believes they have already suffered a ‘setback’ in their chances of doing just that given the precarious position that Carter-Vickers is currently in regarding his fitness status.

He told GiveMeSport: “Carter-Vickers, particularly, will be a big miss in the Champions