10 goal hitman signs, £25m-rated duo stay, hero returns - Celtic dream squad if transfer rumours are true

As transfer deadline day approaches in the Scottish Premiership, clubs are now looking up to complete their January transfer business and add the finishing touches to their squad - and Celtic are no exception.

An already busy month of transfers, the champions waved goodbye to goal-scoring hero Kyogo Furuhashi last week after the Japanese hitman completed a £10million switch to Rennes. The arrival of former Celtic hero Jota in the opposite direction softened the blow though, with Brendan Rodgers capturing the Portuguese international for a reported £8million.

Already with one trophy in the bag, Celtic are hoping to complete a memorable domestic treble in the second-half of the campaign, while there’s also the small matter of a mouth-watering Champions League playoff against one of Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the weeks to come. Ahead of a hectic fixture schedule, further bodies could be added to the squad before the window slams shut.

Celtic will look to hold onto both Cameron Carter-Vickers and Nicolas Kuhn this month too. The duo were linked with £25million departures from the club earlier in the window, and signs are looking good as Monday’s deadline approaches, with interest in the key pair seemingly cooling. However, with just Adam Idah to call on up front, Celtic have been linked to a number of striking options as they look for a forward to replace Kyogo Furuhashi.

So how would Rodgers’ starting XI look if the transfer rumours are true? As the hours count down to the January transfer window deadline, we look at what Celtic’s dream starting XI could look like come the morning of February 4, should all of Celtic’s reported targets arrive.