Reo Hatate is expected to be fit and available for Celtic’s friendly at home to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
The midfielder missed Wednesday’s 4-2 win over Banik Ostrava as Celtic signed off from a 10 day training camp on the continent.
Hatate joined Celtic in January, making an instant impact with goals at Tynecastle and in the Glasgow derby but tailed off as the impact of a swift move from the J-League to the SPFL took its toll.
Explaining the situation with the former Kawasaki midfielder, Ange Postecoglou told the Glasgow Times:
He had a slight knock. He played both games and the decision was made to leave him out and he will train again on Friday for Saturday
David Turnbull and Matt O’Riley joined Callum McGregor in midfield last night with Yosuke Ideguchi and James McCarthy appearing in the second half.
With the World Cup Finals in November Hatate has a huge couple of months coming up as he prepares for his first full season based in Europe.
