Fly away- Hatate’s Instagram story as Celtic fans search for comeback hints

While Celtic fans search for concrete news on his comeback date Reo Hatate appears to have enjoyed a weekend break in Paris.

The midfielder has only managed to play 20 minutes of club football since the end of October but was reported to have taken part in a bounce game against St Mirren last week at Lennoxtown.

After starting just four SPFL matches this season getting a fully fit Hatate back in his Starting XI would be a major boost for Brendan Rodgers with just eight matches left to play.

The image from his Instagram story suggests in the current parlance that Hatate was enjoying the sights of Paris over the last couple of days. It could also mean anything from a summer holiday break to a transfer wish but most observers would suggest that he has been on a city break.

With so many players on international duty Rodgers took time out to join a charity dinner in New York on Thursday night which suggests that operations at Lennoxtown have been scaled down.

That should change tomorrow as players return with most of the internationalists back on Wednesday as the build up to facing Livingston on Sunday gets underway.

On Friday word on the fitness and progress of Hatate and Callum McGregor is likely to feature in Rodgers’ media conference- as well as reaction to his appeal against a Notice of Complaint served by the SFA.

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