Brendan Rodgers Confirms Celtic Will Sign Starfelt Replacement

The news of Carl Starfelt’s potential Celtic exit came as a surprise to many. It is looking highly likely a deal between the champions and Celta Vigo will go through for the 28-year-old and should it eventually, the Hoops will be forced back into the market for a central defender, according to manager Brendan Rodgers.

Post-match versus Ross County, the Irishman revealed it looks as though the club will need to draft in another centre half amid the Swede’s exit.

Rodgers said (The Scotsman): “We would need to get another centre half. The whole idea was to have four that could be competitive, and if Carl was to go, we would bring in another one.”

There are still a number of weeks left in the transfer window. This gives Celtic and Rodgers plenty of time to find a valid Starfelt replacement.

Even if they do, it is likely that one of Stephen Welsh, Liam Scales or Yuki Kobayashi will stick around.

As the double treble-winning boss said, the Hoops want four competitive centre backs. Cameron Carter-Vickers, Maik Nawrocki, a new signing and one of the aforementioned trio make up such a quartet.