Celtic transfer news latest as Rodgers 'back on the pitch' for £8m striker and boss told to bolster two key areas

Celtic have reportedly stepped up their striker pursuits ahead of January as Brendan Rodgers looks to add quality.

The boss has repeatedly made the quality claim this season and some Hoops stars have come under fire from the gaffer in recent weeks, being reminded of the levels they must reach. Brondby striker Mathias Kvistgaarden was linked in the summer with bolstering the forward line and Celtic have a headache ahead in that position, with Oh and Kyogo bound for the Asian Cup. And Tipsbladet claim Rodgers is back on the Danish striker's case, although he won't come cheap.

They claim: "I know from good sources in Scotland that Celtic are back on the pitch. Kvistgaarden is also on the candidate list in the Bundesliga and a little further down the field between the bottom of the Premier League and the Championship as well as in France. I fully understand that Brøndby has no intention of letting Kvistgaarden go cheap.

"They will then go after their 75 million kroner, 10 million euros (£8.5m), a nice round number, in the work to get higher up the sales hierarchy in the top of the Superliga. It is expensive for a player in January, but in the right club, Kvistgaarden will also be a gain with his ongoing style."

Rodgers could also be about to lose a member of his coaching staff in Harry Kewell. The Australian legend is wanted at Yokohama F. Marinos to take over from countryman Kevin Muscat, as per Japanese reports, with the J League club looking to continue their managerial chain from down under that was kick-started by Ange Postecoglou. It was the Spurs boss who brought Kewell to Lennoxtown and he has managerial experience at Crawley Town, Notts County, Oldham and Barnet.

In terms of further incomings, former Celtic defender