Celtic transfer state of play on Tete, Hyeok-kyu and Evans as Said Hamulic suffers ignominy after THAT video gaffe

The decision from Brendan Rodgers to say yes to a Celtic return was weighted by a number of factors.

But the Irishman made it abundantly clear taking on the world's best in the Champions League whet his appetite with the option to take time out the game also on the table. But his Leicester end game has merely added to his desire for success. And Dermot Desmond's winning pitch will have been backed with the pledge of funds to make Euro dreams come true.

Jota's bumper £25m exit further boosts the Celtic coffers but the arrivals so far have been young talents with the chance to improve. Odin Thiago Holm and Marco Tilio will soon be joined by Kwon Hyeok-kyu and Yang Hyun-jun. A quartet identified over a significant period with the chance to bolster the Parkhead hit rate to their globe-trotting search for untapped talent.

But box office arrivals will follow and Record Sport runs the rule on the state of play as Rodgers and Co ramp up their pre-season preparation with their tour of Japan.

All the transfer checks are being ticked for the looming free agent. The Brazilian winger is leaving Shakhtar Donetsk and a report in Ukraine stated Celtic are the favourites for the 23-year-old. That was followed up with a classic cryptic airport pic hinting at a new adventure. And now another report has doubled down on the Premiership champions being the leaders for his services. The right-sided wide man knows Brendan Rodgers well as the Irishman signed him on loan for Leicester before his exit amid a season to forget.

The Brazil youth international has a valuation of £16million but his next club won't have to pay a fee for a player who likely a sizeable wage with a host of clubs keeping tabs.

Incoming Celtic star Kwon Hyeok-kyu has