Cluj would now accept less than £4.5m for 23-year-old striker Louis Munteanu, for whom Celtic reportedly had a £6.9m bid rejected in the summer before the Romanian club claimed a £17m transfer to Ajax or Valencia fell through, according to FCSB owner George Becali. (GSP via Daily Record), external

Brendan Rodgers is on course to leave Celtic at the end of the season, when his contract is set to expire, after contract talks collapsed last month amid a serious lack of investment in the manager’s squad. (Football Insider), external

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers expects Paulo Bernardo to play a part in Thursday’s Europa League match against Braga, saying the 23-year-old midfielder’s lack of game time was due to injuries last season but that he is now fit. (Glasgow Times), external

Gustaf Lagerbielke does not consider his two years with Celtic as a failure, the 25-year-old centre-half saying he learned a lot and won a league title in his first season, before his summer move to Thursday’s Europa League opponents, Braga. (The National), external

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