I sent Matt O'Riley on his way and Celtic star can go well beyond Brighton

Stephen Robinson has quipped he helped set Matt O'Riley on his way in his career and insists his talent could take him ANYWHERE.

Celtic are set to bank a Scottish record transfer free from Brighton for the midfielder with the deal expected to go through imminently. The Hoops' fan favourite is set to net the Parkhead side a whopping £30million in a mega deal with the Seagulls. The deal will feature a £25m fixed fee which will hit the £30m mark with add-ons.

Kyogo has also been linked with EPL giants Manchester City and the St Mirren boss has joked he wants the pair OUT of Celtic before they meet on Sunday. Robinson has no desire to face O'Riley again. He's put four goals past Saints during his Celtic career but he started tormenting the Paisley gaffer well before that during his time in charge of Morcambe.

Robinson joked: “We hope these deals are done by Sunday – that would be fantastic news! Look, both are fantastic footballers. But Celtic have a squad of great depth and Brendan Rodgers has recruited very well as always.

“They’ll have people to replace or be in the process of replacing them. O’Riley scored two against me at Morecambe. I think I helped send him on his way! With his talent, he could go anywhere.”

Speaking about his transfer plans between now and the close of the window, Brendan Rodgers is adamant players DON'T need to leave in order to bring fresh faces through the door. He said: “No, because we haven’t spent a great deal of money in terms of where we expect to be at as a club.

"I would be looking at us to do business and it shouldn’t be reliant on players going out. We are virtually running at the same as we were last season. If our idea is to improve, we should be looking to be active in the market.

“We