Surprise update over Mika Baur injury

Just after 8pm last night Florian Plettenberg claimed that Mika Baur was on stand-by for a call up to the full German international squad.

That news seemed completely at odds with the news out of Celtic that the midfielder was due to undergo a scan on his ankle.

The sight of Baur being forced off injured late on against Kilmarnock was a real concern for Celtic fans following the 1-0 win.

Martin O’Neill tends to be vague with detail on injuries but he did say that Baur would be undergoing a scan to determine the extent of the injury.

After picking up two full caps during the last international break Baur was named in the u-21 squad for two friendlies over this weekend.

On the back of his injury against Kilmarnock in had been assumed that Baur had with drawn from the u-21 squad.

Plettenberg had different information.

Plettenberg is rated as a real authority on German football with a strong track record on transfers.

He provided very accurate detail on the deals that brought Arne Engels and Baur to Celtic.

Celtic fans have been looking out for news on Baur’s injury but so far there has been nothing definite since the Kilmarnock match.

WorldFootball.net reported that Baur had withdrawn from the u-21 squad through injury.

Following his full international call up Baur started all nine Celtic matches between October 11 and November 8.

That sort of schedule is clearly demanding and illustrates how important the former Patenburg midfielder has become to O’Neill’s side.

From the home match against St Mirren on November 21 Celtic face a similar schedule although there is a brief break on December 13 with the match against Hibs postponed due to the League Cup Final.

NOTE: Plettenberg has over 840,000 followers on X/Twitter.