Brendan Rodgers told his Celtic transfer must as Lawrence Shankland offers solution to squad fire sale

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Brendan Rodgers has been told one element of his Celtic squad clearout can be solved by moving for Hearts forward Lawrence Shankland.

The Celtic boss has made no secret in recent weeks his bulking Parkhead contingent needs trimmed, with a domestic charge towards the Scottish Premiership title and a continued Champions League campaign in the forefront of the Irishman's mind.

Celtic's recent transfer record has been impressive but many have still failed to make the grade in recent years, with some of the current crop potentially heading for the exit door in January in order for Rodgers to make room for new faces.One man who has turned heads for so long in the top flight is Jambos forward Shankland, with fans and pundits of both Glasgow giants urging the top two to make a move for the hitman.

Celtic hero John Hartson is no different, and reckons the need to push talisman Kyogo can start with signing the Scotland cap, and that it would spell bad news for South Korean youngster Oh.On the January clear-out promise, Hartson told Go Radio: "It's two things for me, it's those who are on the fringes and when they do get their opportunities you can see that they're not quite at the level and there's other ones there like McCarthy and maybe Siegrist - do Celtic want three goalkeepers when they already have Hart and Bain?