'Will be available' - Devlin has good news on 'excellent' £16k-p/w Celtic ace ahead of Thursday

Celtic are set to be boosted by the return of full-back Josip Juranovic for Thursday’s European clash with FK Bodo/Glimt, according to Kieran Devlin of The Athletic. 

The Hoops are due to welcome the team from Norway for the first leg of their Europa Conference League play-off round tie. The winner will earn a place in the round of 16, while the loser will see their continental campaign come to an end.

Juranovic has missed Celtic’s last two matches, the 3-2 Premiership win at Aberdeen and the weekend’s Scottish Cup victory over Raith Rovers.

On The Athletic‘s matchday discussion board on Sunday, a Celtic supporter asked Devlin what was ‘up’ with Juranovic.

The journalist replied that the Croatian was ruled out with an ‘illness’ but assured readers that the £16,000-per-week defender ‘will be available for Thursday’.

Juranovic’s return is important news for Ange Postecoglou and Celtic.

The 56-year-old clearly views him as an important player, having selected him for three of the four Europa League group stage matches for which he was available, in addition to 17 league fixtures.

Furthermore, if you look at those who have played at least 10 top-flight matches for Celtic this season, he ranks as the fifth-best performer with an average SofaScore rating of 7.25/10. A return of four goals from his full-back position isn’t to be dismissed, either.

Indeed, Alan Hutton described him as the best full-back at the club following an ‘excellent’ Old Firm performance earlier this month, so it is reassuring to hear Devlin saying that Juranovic will be good to go for the visit of Bodo/Glimt.

In other news, there has also been a positive injury update on this Celtic midfielder

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