Nir Bitton can be unlikely Celtic hero and Liel Abada is 'top class' as former boss waves away injury fears

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Israeli aces Nir Bitton and Liel Abada can cover Celtic ’s crushing long-term losses of Callum McGregor and Kyogo Furuhashi.

That’s the verdict of their former gaffer Guy Luzon who believes the duo have all the tools to offset the nightmare absences of the Hoops’ big guns in a crunch period of the campaign.The former Charlton and Standard Liege boss played a big role in helping both boys clinch their moves to the east end of Glasgow.

And with boss Ange Postecoglou needing individuals to step into the breach left by his missing captain and top scorer, Luzon has no doubts Bitton and Abada can keep producing while their star colleagues are sidelined.

With McGregor set to sit out six weeks due to a facial injury and David Turnbull already on the crock list, Bitton will be key in the engine room. Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Celtic Facebook group and Record Sport Instagram.Now 30 years old and part of the Parkhead furniture, he took the armband twice last month and led Postecoglou’s team to victories over Real Betis and St Johnstone as stand-in skipper.Luzon had Bitton as his Israel Under-21 skipper as he rose through the ranks and is adamant he has the mindset and nous to handle the scenario.He said: “Nir is a guy who has had many years and experiences at Celtic and he is also a