Supervisor Brendan Rodgers says homegrown defender Stephen Welsh “helps create the tradition” at Celtic, however concedes a proposed mortgage transfer to Mechelen would profit the 24-year-old’s profession.
Welsh, who has performed solely twice this season, is anticipated to affix the Belgian aspect this week on a deal till the summer season.
“Stephen’s a participant that is just about been part of the material of this membership for therefore a few years. He is one of many guys that helps create the tradition as a result of they’ve come by means of the system,” mentioned Rodgers.
“However there additionally comes a time after they want to take a look at their very own profession. So there is a chance that he’ll exit on mortgage, it is not confirmed but.”
Celtic have recalled Dane Murray from a mortgage spell at Queen’s Park to pave the way in which for Welsh to depart given they play in the identical place and the 21-year-old can assist fill the membership’s quota of homegrown gamers for his or her Champions League squad.
“We have introduced Dane again for that objective,” Rodgers mentioned. “He is a younger participant that I actually thought extremely of, the bits I would seen of him.
“He clearly had horrendous spell with accidents and we despatched him to Queen’s Park, the place Callum (Davidson) and his workforce and the membership completed an excellent job with him to ease him in.
“After an extended harm interval out, he just about educated each day and acquired actually good teaching. It was a implausible membership there.”
