New Celtic defender faces spell on the sidelines.
Celtic suffered a blow yesterday when it was announced new signing Marvin Compper will miss time due to picking up an injury.
Compper, 32, signed for Celtic earlier this month from RB Leipzig and will have to wait to make his debut.
Former Celtic midfielder Kris Commons has questioned whether Compper is able to adapt to playing under Rodgers and with the demanding fixture schedule in Scotland.
He told BBC Sport: “I just thought it was a higher risk bringing in a 32-year-old defender who is not going to play in Europe this season and who has been injury prone.
“When you sign players in the 32-33 year old bracket, there has to be a little worry about injuries or recurring injuries and, looking at his playing stats since 2012, he has barley racked up 100 appearances in nearly six years.
“Celtic are playing 60-70 games every single season. Compper is averaging about 20.”
Commons pointed to the recent injuries suffered by Moussa Dembele as evidence of players struggling to cope with Rodgers’ demanding training methods.
Celtic must hope this is just a minor speed bump in Compper’s career at the club, and he can prove himself in the latter part of the season.
They have just loaned out centre-back Erik Sviatchenko for the season, and could consider adding another.
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