Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers gives Mikey Johnston update amid Hibs link

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has insisted that Mikey Johnston is 'very much' part of his plans for the 2018/19 season.
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It was reported that the 19-year-old winger could possibly be used as a sweetener in a deal to bring Hibs midfielder John McGinn to Parkhead, with St Mirren manager Alan Stubbs also reportedly keen to take him on loan to the newly-promoted Paisley club.

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Aberdeen have also been credited with an interest in the teenaged wideman.

Brendan Rodgers with teenage wigner Mikey Johnston. Picture: SNS GroupBrendan Rodgers with teenage wigner Mikey Johnston. Picture: SNS Group
Brendan Rodgers with teenage wigner Mikey Johnston. Picture: SNS Group

However, ahead of the second-leg of their Champions League first qualifier against Armenian side Alashkert at Parkhead on Wednesday night, Rodgers stopped short of ruling out a loan move but indicated that the player wouldn’t be going anywhere in the near future.

The Celtic boss said: “Mikey is very much staying here at Celtic at this point in time.

“He is an exciting young talent at 19 years of age.

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“He is learning the other side of the game in terms of the tactical idea of pressing and how to work and how to recover but there is no doubt he is a special talent.

“So, at this moment in time, he is very much in my plans.

“We need to develop him, get him some games and if that changes there is a number of options with teams that would like to take him, but at this moment he stays.”