Celtic: Brendan Rodgers coy on ‘good’ Jamie Vardy | Callum McGregor: We’d like high quality over amount

Brendan Rodgers refused to be drawn on reviews he may very well be reunited with striker Jamie Vardy at Celtic.

Vardy is a free agent after leaving Leicester on the finish of final season and reviews on Monday claimed that 38-year-old striker had his coronary heart set on a transfer to Celtic.

Sky Sports activities Information understands there was no contact between Celtic and Vardy at this stage.

“Pay attention, I’d not discuss any particular person participant,” stated Rodgers stated.

“In fact I labored rather well with Jamie, he was good for me in my time at Leicester. However there’s been so many names floated about. I would not disclose both approach.”

The switch window closes on September 1, with Hoops followers pissed off by the shortage of latest signings whereas some gamers might additionally nonetheless depart Parkhead.

“There’s a lot noise, particularly because it ramps up in direction of the tip,” the Northern Irishman added.

“I have been in sufficient altering rooms to know the way stability might be misplaced on this second, as a result of some gamers can be pondering, are they staying, are they going?

“However within the midst of that, you have bought actually vital video games.

“I’ve already talked about this to gamers a variety of weeks again, and respecting and acknowledging that it’s a tough a part of the season.

“Nevertheless, the cash can be in your financial institution each month and it will be from Celtic, while you have to carry out so that you need not fear about the rest.

“I respect and acknowledge that it may be robust, particularly, are you going to be right here or are you not?

“However Celtic pay your wages, and whereas they do, you concentrate on doing the easiest you’ll be able to for Celtic.”

‘High quality over amount’

Celtic captain Callum McGregor believes the membership ought to solely add new signings that may enhance the squad.

“Everyone seems to be impatient in soccer,” he stated.

“Everyone needs the following new shiny factor and that is simply the place we’re. That is the way in which the world is and clearly now we have to maintain progressing.

“We’ve to maintain bringing in high quality and that is the one factor I’ll say is now we have so as to add high quality.

“We do not simply wish to add numbers for the sake of it as a result of we’re getting near the window and also you assume ‘we’d like our bodies, we’d like our bodies’.

“We’d like high quality gamers and the fellows which might be right here, the fellows which have finished actually good work within the final 12 months, now we have to belief them as properly.

“We’ve to belief the staff. The staff are in good momentum, bought some good outcomes final yr within the Champions League.

“We have began properly so now we have to belief the staff that is there to go and do the job as properly and naturally like everybody we wish high quality gamers to return in and add to that and assist.”