Celtic transfer state of play as 'big shock' prompts Brendan Rodgers into action amid key Kieran Tierney future talks

Signing number five is done and dusted but all attention now turns to who six will be at Celtic.

Brendan Rodgers is fine-tuning a squad that won the Treble under Ange Postecoglou last season and so far has brought in Odin Thiago Holm, Marco Tilio, Yang Hyun-jun, Kwon Hyeok-kyu and Maik Nawrocki to help him with that. There's looks to the exit door too but they won't want to get caught on the hop again like Jota's bombshell exit to Saudi Arabia that took the rumour mill by surprise.

Tete is a man prominently linked with Celtic after his departure from Shakhtar Donetsk, the Brazilian winger having worked with Brendan Rodgers at Leicester City last season. And talk of Kieran Tierney is refusing to die down after early summer claims the academy product would even slash his big Arsenal wages to make the move a reality. Here is the latest news surrounding Celtic.

No, this is not some obscure player with an even more bizarre name. This is simply where Celtic are looking to strengthen, according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, who believes a winger is where Rodgers is looking after Jota's exit.

He told GiveMeSport : "For sure, they are in the market. Let's see what will happen because this Jota deal was a big shock and unexpected this summer. But I think for sure they will sign a replacement there. They are looking at some options. Currently, it’s still not clear who is their top target, but for sure, they will sign a player there.”

Back to specific names and those Tierney rumours are fuelling the mill. But according to journalist Ben Jacobs, Arsenal boss Arteta has sat the Scotland international down, casting doubt over any summer move. He said: “I think Kieran Tierney is another really interesting one because from [Mikel]