The blockbuster Celtic XI after Jota, Tierney and new striker transfers as Brendan Rodgers gears up for era 3.0

It may only be January of his second season back but it's looking like another new Celtic era is dawning for Brendan Rodgers.

It had been a quiet window to this point but it's exploded into life over the last few days with news that Kyogo is offski to Rennes and Jota is heading back in the other direction. That double deal is only likely to be the start of it too.

Kyogo's exit will almost certainly spark a hunt for a new striker with Celtic already linked with Mathias Kvistgaarden and Evan Ferguson since the news broke. With £10m in the bank for Kyogo alone and qualification for the last 32 of the Champions League, at the very least, set to boost the coffers even further, don't be surprised to see the Parkhead hierarchy go big on their new front man.

And then there's the small matter of Kieran Tierney's return. The only real doubt over that one at this stage is whether he'll be coming home now or in the summer, but we understand that once a pre-contract agreement is rubber-stamped, the club will push ahead to convince Arsenal to sign off on an immediate exit.

Rodgers has generally had a settled starting XI this season but with all these comings and goings in the pipeline, it's likely to be a very different picture by the morning of February 4 after the transfer window closes. So, what will Celtic's best XI look like?

The big Dane has just signed on for another season and won't be going anywhere in the near future. Viljami Sinisalo may still be the long-term contingency plan but even at 38, Schmeichel is playing some of his very best football if that double save against Young Boys is anything to go buy. He's the man for the short- and medium-term and is one who can be sure of his spot in the XI come February 4.

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