Brendan Rodgers has reassured Celtic fans that he is working round the clock to add quality to his squad.
New faces would be easy with players being offered to the club on a daily basis but the hoops boss won’t alter his standards.
Deals for Marvin Compper and Lewis Morgan were completed early in the transfer window but with less than a week remaining Rodgers is still looking to bring in a creative influence, or a number ten as the position is often labelled.
With the Moussa Dembele situation now resolved the focus is firmly on who is coming in to add quality to the Celtic squad.
“I’m very happy with the group of players that I have,” Rodgers told The Scotsman. “We’ll also have some returning from injury who will make us stronger again but we wanted to bring in players in this window who would add quality. Sometimes that takes a wee bit of time.
“You’re not just relying on going and paying the money. You need to rely on the timing from the other club so we’re hopeful we can bring in that quality.
“I could have signed 20 players up until now, or more. I could have changed my whole squad if I wanted to but I needed to make sure it was the right quality, not just domestically but for any European football we might have further down the line.
“So that’s where we are and the club is working very hard. I know it’s boring and there’s nothing to write about. For the supporters it’s the same but we’re working very hard to get the right ones in. That will allow us to be better. I’m happy with the squad but we want to make it stronger.”
Over the next five days Celtic host Hibs and Hearts leaving Wednesday clear as the transfer window comes to a close.
It seems unlikely that any business will be completed over the weekend but by Wednesday Celtic are likely to be involved at the sharp end with a couple of players likely to move on as well as bringing players in.