Celtic will be without Scott Brown, Leigh Griffiths and James Forrest for Thursday’s Europa League tie against RB Leipzig.
Brendan Rodgers’ squad fly out to Germany on Wednesday afternoon with three key players left behind.
Brown’s calf injury rules him out for at least another week with the SPFL home match against Hearts on November 3 the target for his return.
Griffiths is a contender for Sunday’s Betfred Cup semi-final against Hearts at Murrayfield while Forrest will start that match after sitting out the RB Leipzig match due to the red card he picked up against RB Salzburg..
Various reports overnight picked up on Brown’s absence which will force Rodgers into a rethink of his team selection.
Callum McGregor seems to be the most obvious replacement although Eboue Kouassi and Youssouf Mulumba are also contenders.
Odsonne Edouard will play as the sole striker in Salzburg but replacing Forrest for the match against the Germans will require a major reshuffle.
