Celtic injury roundup as Cameron Carter-Vickers and Giorgos Giakoumakis in 'major' Motherwell sweat

The international break is drawing to a close, perhaps not a moment too soon for Celtic fans.

While there's been undeniable delight surrounding Scotland's Nations League exploits, it's been difficult for those of a green and white persuasion to ignore the steady stream of reports indicating injury problems are mounting at Parkhead. These breaks are tough times for club managers, who must simply sit and wait to see how returns unscathed, hoping their phone doesn't ring with too much bad news over the fortnight.

Ange Postecoglou is set to address the media ahead of his side's return to Premiership action against Motherwell on Saturday. But, until then, there's lingering uncertainty over a number of players. Some were injured pre-international break, while others have picked up knocks while off representing their respective homelands. Here's what we know about each of them on Wednesday morning.

The forward was withdrawn just 45 minutes into Japan's first outing of the international break and it was reported he did not train ahead of their second match. Sure enough, Maeda was not involved at all for the goalless draw with Ecuador but the exact circumstances of his injury remained unclear.

However, it was noted he was present in the stands on Tuesday, which perhaps suggests his exclusion was merely precautionary given it's likely a more serious problem would have resulted in the player returning to Glasgow for treatment as soon as possible.

There were collective groans around the green half of Glasgow when Haksabanovic became the latest Celtic star to be subbed off due to injury on what had already been an anxiety-inducing international break.

The forward was on the receiving end of a heavy challenge during Montenegro's