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‘Hearts away first game of the season’ ‘We need a captain’ Celtic fans flock to post from transfer target

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Celtic fans were all over an Instagram post from Erik Sviatchenko.

The defender is due back at Celtic Park on July 20 when the hoops take on Midtjylland in a Champions League qualifier but on the eve of the draw being made he was linked with a transfer back to Glasgow.

Some Celtic players begin pre-season training today at Lennoxtown but there will be a lack of new faces with new manager Ange Postecoglou also absent.

Every area of the team is in need of strengthening. If as expected Kris Ajer gets his wish to move to a club in one of the big five leagues it will leave Stephen Welsh and Nir Bitton as the only available central defenders with Chris Jullien on the comeback trail from knee surgery.

Sviatchenko was signed by Ronny Deila in January 2016, flourished briefly under Brendan Rodgers then dropped out of the scene a year later as Dedryck Boyata returned to central defence.

Following a loan to Midtjylland in January 2018 the move became permanent six months later. Now the speculation is over whether there will be another transfer deal between the two clubs?

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