Celtic have named their 25-man squad for the Europa League league phase, with three new signings included and three other recruits missing out.
Three new faces included
Oliver Sorensen, Jordan Lotomba and goalkeeper Sam Johnstone have been added to the squad after the club's late activity in the transfer window. However, Chelsea loanees Shim Mheuka and Landon Emenalo miss out, along with PSV recruit Joel van den Berg.
Alistair Johnston has been named despite suffering a hamstring injury, while injured Kieran Tierney is also included.
Manager explains tough calls
After the squad was revealed, Martin O'Neill said: "There are obviously some very tough decisions to be made in putting this squad together for the Europa League. It’s a difficult list and, for me, the most important thing is our domestic football."
He added: "Of course, we’re disappointed about the Champions League but the Europa League is still very strong, and we want to try and do as well as we possibly can in that, but the players we have signed, we want them to make a mark initially in the domestic scene, which is the most important thing for us at this stage. Then, we’ve got a chance to perhaps change things in February if we’re still in contention."
Celtic Europa League squad in full
Goalkeepers: Viljami Sinisalo, Sam Johnstone, Ross Doohan
Defenders: Liam Scales, Auston Trusty, Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Dane Murray, Anthony Ralston, Kieran Tierney, Jordan Lotomba
Midfielders: Yang, Luke McCowan, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mika Baur, Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Benajmin Nygren, Oliver Sorensen
Forwards: Kasper Hogh, Camilo Duran, Sebastian Tounekti, Haissem Hassan, Callum Osmand
