Greg Taylor sees Celtic lifeline thrown as Rodgers reveals Kieran Tierney tag-team dream

Brendan Rodgers is adamant he can still convince Greg Taylor to sign a new Celtic deal - insisting there’s room for two quality left backs in his squad once Kieran Tierney arrives.

Reports coming out of Croatia on Thursday claimed the Scotland star had agreed terms on a summer move to Dinamo Zagreb. Taylor is a free agent at the end of the season and lengthy discussions with the Parkhead club over a new deal have yet to reach agreement. But Rodgers is still hopeful that will come in due course.

Tierney will seal an emotional return to Parkhead from Arsenal in the summer after agreeing a pre-contract - and that’s ramped up speculation Taylor could decide to move on with Fabio Cannavaro keen on taking him to Zagreb. But Rodgers is eager to keep hold of the 27-year-old who has won four titles in his five years at Parkhead. Rodgers said: “My feeling will be to still to hope to convince Greg to be here. Of course as the longer that goes on that becomes much less but it doesn’t change his professionalism. He is a brilliant professional.

“We will just have to see how the next four months go. I have had a number of open conversations with Greg on it. That (Kieran returning) is without doubt an issue.

“He has been a starter here for virtually six years. He’s always had a challenge that he’s overcome from other players coming in. He knows Kieran well and knows his qualities and abilities. But there still can be room for two of them here. There’s absolutely no doubt.

“You are playing upward of 50 games a season and you can’t play one player in all those. I wouldn’t want to because you won’t have the right physicality.

“To have two players of that quality here would be absolutely brilliant for the club, team and changing room.