Celtic were dealt a Champions League blow with the news that Liel Abada will be out for three to four months with a thigh problem.
The 21-year-old winger picked up the injury on duty with Israel and is set to miss the Hoops’ six group games, which start with a trip to Rotterdam next week to play Feyenoord.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers said: “He has gone to London today for a scan but we think it is going to be around three to four months.
🍀 “He’s gone to London for a scan but we think it’s going to be three to four months”
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers will be without Liel Abada after he suffered a thigh injury on international duty 👇 pic.twitter.com/9dDAdmk6W2
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“It looks like he has done his thigh muscle. He picked it up at the end of training in a shooting exercise.
“It is a real shame for him because he has done well over pre-season and he has started in a lot of games since I have been here, so we are really disappointed but it is a squad game for us and we have other players to come in.
“He signed a new deal and he seemed happy and I was looking forward to continuing his development because he has lots of areas that he can improve on.
“It is a shame but he will work hard and get back and we will use him for the second part of the season.”
Rodgers did have some good news on the injury front ahead of the visit of Dundee in the cinch Premiership, saying: “Reo Hatate will be back, which is great news for us, he has trained.”
