Celtic assistant Shaun Maloney is hopeful Kieran Tierney and Kasper Hogh will return to action this weekend, although Callum Osmand is facing several weeks on the sidelines.
Hogh pulled up towards the end of Celtic’s calamitous Champions League defeat to LASK last week, while Tierney was forced off during Saturday’s victory over Falkirk.
Osmand was also injured against the Bairns and was later pictured leaving Celtic Park on crutches with his left foot in a protective boot.
Providing an update ahead of Celtic’s Premiership clash with Aberdeen, Maloney admitted Tierney and Hogh are unlikely to be available tomorrow but could return at the weekend.
He said via TCW: “They’ll [Tierney and Hogh] struggle for tomorrow, desperately hope they’ll be back for the weekend.
“Osmand will be longer, that’ll be a few weeks. That was an ankle injury, non-contact. Again, not as bad as we first thought.”
The injuries come at a difficult time for Martin O’Neill’s squad, with Celtic facing six matches across just 18 days in September, including two derbies against Rangers, a rearranged trip to St Johnstone and the beginning of their Europa League campaign against Ferencvaros.
Celtic are also working to strengthen O’Neill’s options before the transfer window closes, with additions being targeted across attack, midfield and defence.
Joel van den Berg is set to arrive permanently from PSV Eindhoven, while Parma midfielder Oliver Sorensen, Wolves goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and Chelsea striker Shim Mheuka are all closing in on season-long loan moves.
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Tierney being injured and Scales filling in isn’t a big deal on its own. But where it DOES become a problem, is it means Scales has to be repleced in the centre beside CCV with Trusty! THAT is a HUGE concern!
Trusty is a complete liability at the back! Aberdeen and Nesbitt in particular will be looking to put direct pressure on him dvery time he is on the ball! Donovan is also suspect as a defender! After all the hype some fans were throwing around the week before, his weaknesses were badly exposed in Austria.