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Marvin Compper suggests he wants to leave Celtic

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Marvin Compper joined Brendan Rodgers’s Celtic in January 2018.

Marvin Compper of Leipzig looks on during the UEFA Champions League group G soccer match between RB Leipzig and Besiktas at the Leipzig Arena in Leipzig, Germany on December 06, 2017.

Celtic defender Marvin Compper has suggested to The Daily Record that he will leave the club in the January transfer window.

Compper joined Celtic from RB Leipzig in January 2018 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £1 million.

The 33-year-old central defender has struggled with fitness issues and lack of playing time at the Hoops so far this campaign.

The German defender has suggested that he is looking to leave Celtic in the January transfer window.

Compper told The Daily Record: “Unfortunately, I do not play much of a role with our manager and that’s why I want to take a look around during the winter break.

“Whether it will be in the Bundesliga, I do not know. I’m pretty open. Although I will be 34 in the summer, I still have a lot in the tank.

“Unfortunately, I can not show it at Celtic. Right now, it’s about looking to where I can continue my career.

“In any case, I can still play for two more years. “I just want to keep playing football elsewhere.”

Marvin Compper of Leipzig gestures during the UEFA Champions League group G soccer match between RB Leipzig and Besiktas at the Leipzig Arena in Leipzig, Germany on December 06, 2017.

No big loss for Celtic

Compper arrived at Celtic with a strong reputation, but the 33-year-old has not done much at Celtic Park to suggest that he will be a big loss for the Glasgow giants if he leaves in the January transfer window.

Even when the Bhoys were strugglingly defensively at the start of the season, manager Brendan Rodgers did not make use of the former Borussia Mönchengladbach defender.

Celtic are going strong in the Scottish Premiership at the moment and could also progress to the knockout rounds of the Europa League this season.

RB Leipzig's Marvin Compper (right) celebrates scoring his side's second goal  during the Emirates Cup match between RB Leipzig and SL Benfica at Emirates Stadium on July 30, 2017 in...