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

Brendan Rodgers refused to be drawn on experiences he could possibly be reunited with striker Jamie Vardy at Celtic.

Vardy is a free agent after leaving Leicester on the finish of final season and experiences 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 might not discuss any particular person participant,” mentioned Rodgers mentioned.

“After all I labored very 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 manner.”

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

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

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

“However within the midst of that, you’ve got received actually necessary video games.

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

“Nevertheless, the cash will likely be in your financial institution each month and it will be from Celtic, while you want to carry out so that you needn’t 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 perfect you may for Celtic.”

‘High quality over amount’

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

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

“All people desires the subsequent new shiny factor and that is simply the place we’re. That is the way in which the world is and clearly we’ve got to maintain progressing.

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

“We do not simply need 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 blokes which can be right here, the blokes which have performed actually good work within the final 12 months, we’ve got to belief them as properly.

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

“We have began properly so we’ve got to belief the crew that is there to go and do the job as properly and naturally like everybody we would like high quality gamers to return in and add to that and assist.”