Brendan Rodgers makes transfer demand to Celtic board after Parkhead chants

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers heard the Parkhead board come under fire from Hoops supporters and has made a transfer demand ahead of the deadline.

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It was a frustrating evening for all associated with Celtic on Wednesday evening, with the Hoops’ goalless draw against Kairat Almaty leaving them with work to do to qualify for the Champions League.

Much of the frustration was around Celtic’s transfer activity this summer, with the club spending just under £4m on seven new signings.

Benjamin Nygren

FC Nordsjaelland

£2m

Shin Yamada

Kawasaki Frontale

£1.5m

Hayato Inamura

Albirex Niigata

£250,000

Kieran Tierney

Arsenal

Free

Ross Doohan

Aberdeen

Free

Callum Osmand

Fulham

Undisclosed

Jahmai Simpson-Pusey

Man City

Loan

Talking after the game, Rodgers said: “I think it was pretty clear. You didn’t need to look into the future too far. You know these games are tough games and you want to have your best players in and have players in as quick as you can to tackle these sorts of situations.

“But listen, it is what it is and I just have to accept where it’s at and we’ll now get ready for Saturday and then the long haul on Sunday. “Then we’ll try and get through on Tuesday.”

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ByDan Emery Rodgers responds to Celtic fans ‘sack the board’ chants and makes transfer demand

When asked about the fans reaction to the ‘sack the board’ chants, aimed at chief executive Michael Nicholson and chairman Peter Lawwell, Rodgers admitted that Celtic “need” signings before the deadline.

“I do know that, over many years, ‘sack the board’ normally means ‘sack the manager’. It’s normally the manager that goes when that starts to be sung. I can only really look at the players we have here, and the performance.

“We’ve known for a long time what we’ve needed as a squad, so I don’t want to go into that. Of course, at the end of the game, we’re having to shuffle things about to try and make it work.

“The players are out of position, but the players’ endeavour in the second half was really good. But at this level, it’s more than that. So hopefully we can show that.

“The boys are a great bunch of lads, they’re really honest. They’ve started the season well. Defensively, they’ve been strong. But tonight, offensively, we just couldn’t show those moments of quality to break through.

There have been reports that an agreement has been reached for Celtic to sign Michel-Ange Balikwisha from Royal Antwerp, although there are still internal issues to resolve.