Liam Scales appears to be in line for a return to action against Kilmarnock on April 12.
The defender came off the bench away to St Mirren on March 1, suffered a cheek injury but played out the remainder of the match.
Scales and Auston Trusty have shared the left-side of central defence so far this season but with both missing for the Glasgow Derby on March 16 Maik Nawrocki came in from the cold and held his place for the 3-0 win over Hearts.
Trusty was on the bench against Hearts on Saturday but could soon also have Scales back in contention for a place:
Last night Rodgers told Celtic TV:
We’ve got Liam Scales back now—he won’t be ready for this weekend, but he’s back in training and in contact with the team.
Clearly there will be concerns over the recovery of what seems like a cheek fracture but the key phrase from Rodgers was ‘in contact with the team’.
Celtic’s central defensive partnership has been rotating all through this season, Scales kept his place when Trusty first arrived, those two played together for a few games including the 0-0 draw away to Atalanta with Scales dropping out when Cameron Carter-Vickers returned from injury.
The former Spurs man is clearly first pick but the identity of his left-sided partner remains an issue with possibly three in contention over the remainder of this season.
Otherwise Known as un Trusty.
The big flop isn’t injured
More good money wasted.