PREMIERSHIP

0 Brendan Rodgers is expected to find room in his squad for tonight’s Premiership match with Hearts for Charly Musonda, left, who has joined on loan from Chelsea until May 2019.

the Premier League is up here a couple of weeks later. This is a big signing for us.”

Musonda, whose loan deal lasts until May 2019, should make his debut at some stage intonight’shomegameagainst Hearts, the only domestic opponents to have defeated Celtic during Rodgers’ seasonand-a-half in charge.

“This is a young man who’s hungry to play now and who plays with great enjoyment in his game,” said the manager

“He’s one of those ones who excites you. Charly has an intent and a purpose to his game, he tries to be progressive and he carries the ball well. He can dribble and he also has a lovely weight of pass.

“It helps that he’s a very bright, super-intelligent lad. When you speak to him you can sense that through his ability to communicate.

“What we try to do is have an environment here which allows young players to develop. They need to learn the tactical levels of the game while also playing in a certain style.

“The other thing you get when you come here is the expectation. You’re going to be under scrutiny here but it gives you an amazing opportunity to be a winner so that, when he leaves in 18 months’ time, then he’ll hopefully do so having won trophies.

“He’ll have dealt with the pressure of having to win every single game he plays and he’ll also have had European football. He’s eligible for the Europa League this season.”

Celtic failed to match Dundee’s valuation of centre-back Jack Hendry last week but it’s likely an increased offer will be made for the 22-year-old.

“There’s no update as yet; it’s between the clubs really to see what we can organise,” said Rodgers. “There’s nothing else other than Charly, a goalkeeper, and maybe one other. I don’t anticipate anyone else going out at this point.”