Celtic bolster attack by signing Scott Sinclair in £4.5million deal from Aston Villa
New Bhoy will undergo a medical and could make his Hoops debut against Hearts on Sunday
BRENDAN RODGERS landed target Scott Sinclair last night in a £4.5million deal.
And Celtic boss Rodgers promised more new arrivals in the next 48 hours.
Aston Villa star Sinclair will undergo a medical and could make his debut against Hearts.
Rodgers said: “Scott is a player I know very well. Ideally we will bring in two players, and one of them will be this weekend.
“If the other one wasn’t by Monday then hopefully not long after that.” Sinclair has been drafted in ahead of the £20million Champions League play-off showdown with Israeli title winners Hapoel Be’er Sheva.
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Celts finally agreed the bumper fee with Villa yesterday, after having four bids turned down.
Rodgers was desperate to have Sinclair on board before Monday’s Uefa signing deadline.
He is continuing his pursuit of Manchester United defender Paddy McNair while Charlie Mulgrew is back training with the Hoops.
Given his lack of defensive options at the moment with Dedrick Boyata, Erik Sviatchenko and Jozo Simunovic all injured, Mulgrew could return.
Rodgers added: “I don’t know Charlie that well, but he was a good servant to Celtic. His contract was up, he was looking to negotiate with the club and negotiations stalled.
"He is without a club at the moment, and asked if he would be able to come in and train for a couple of weeks, until something is maybe going to happen for him further down the line for him.”
As he geared up for tomorrow’s Premiership curtain-raiser against Hearts, Rodgers confirmed there will be more players following Scott Allan out of the door.
Allan was reunited with his former Hibs boss Alan Stubbs, joining Rotherham on a season-long loan.