Stephen Welsh isn’t worried about the fevered transfer talk surrounding some of his Celtic teammates.The defender insists the Hoops in demand stars have total tunnel vision in the Parkhead trophy hunt.
Welsh is hoping the chat around the likes of Matt O’Riley and Liel Abada doesn’t come to much this January window – as the Parkhead side want their main men on board for the title run in.
Celtic are set to knock back a bid from La Liga big guns Atletico Madrid for playmaker O’Riley, while Abada is on the wish list of teams in England and further afield.Boss Brendan Rodgers has already insisted he’s not interested in cashing on on key assets just yet as he is looking to strengthen rather than weaken his group.
Welsh is on the same page but he’s not surprised to hear of interest in Celtic’s top performers. The centre back – speaking at a special fan night at JD Sports in Glasgow – said: “This is what happens historically at a big club like Celtic.
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