Celtic are preparing for their Europa League qualifier with AZ Alkmaar, but Leeds United target Leo Hjelde won’t be involved in Wednesday’s game.
The Bhoys beat Jablonec to set up a tie with the Eredivisie club, and this promises to be a huge test for Ange Postecoglou’s side.
Celtic fans will have been looking at the squad list for Wednesday’s game, and there have been some changes.
Carl Starfelt was curiously left off the squad list but still played; that was an administrative error, but Starfelt is on the list now.
James McCarthy has been added to the squad list, but there has been an intriguing omission in the form of defender Leo Hjelde.
The Norwegian teenager no longer features on Celtic’s squad list despite being on there for the Jablonec ties, and that will lead to more rumours about his future.
Hjelde has been tipped for a huge future, even being compared to Virgil van Dijk by John Hughes, and reports on Thursday suggested that he is close to signing for Leeds United.
With the 17-year-old now left out of Celtic’s squad, it looks even more likely that Hjelde will be on his way out, hinting that the Leeds move is very close.
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