It’s getting to the point of Celtic’s season where Brendan Rodgers will need to make decisions on some players’ futures at the club.
The Celtic manager will be keen to add fresh faces to his squad but will also be mindful that there are a number of Hoops first-team players who will play no part in his future plans.
Those players will eventually need to move on but it seems that there is another reason why one of Rodgers’ Celtic men will not pull on the green and white Hoops again this season.
Giving his pre-match press conference ahead of Celtic’s game against Hibs, Rodgers was asked about young Dane Murray and if he will get a chance in the coming weeks.
Brendan Rodgers in awe of ‘strong’ Celtic youngster Dane Murray
Murray has made just two appearances for Celtic this season after he was given a surprise outing in the Bhoys’ defeat to Aston Villa in the Champions League and then again the Scottish Cup win against Raith Rovers at Celtic Park.
Since then, the young defender hasn’t been seen and here, Rodgers explains why fans won’t get to watch Murray again this season.
Rodgers told Celtic TV, “No, he’s injured. Yeah, sadly for him he’s just had a wee clean up of his knee.
“Dane’s one I really, really like. He’s got a lot of attributes. He’s big, he’s got good pace, he’s strong, he’s brave, he’s competitive and he can play.
So, sadly for him, it’ll be preseason with him and then again it’ll be a decision of is he around to play or do we need to get him games
There is another big decision Rodgers must make on Dane Murray at Celtic
Murray is clearly highly rated by Rodgers and has a future under the Celtic manager. However, there is a contract situation he must sort out.
The young defender’s contract expires at the end of next season which coincides with the Celtic boss’ but Rodgers must look to extend Murray’s deal or else run the risk of him talking to clubs in January.
With the Bhoys losing a number of top young talents over recent seasons, Murray is certainly one that Celtic will want to hold onto moving forward.
