RYAN A NO-GO, DONS

BRENDAN RODGERS has told Derek Mcinnes to forget landing Ryan Christie on a permanent deal for Aberdeen next season.

The Dons boss claimed this week he’d love to pick up the playmaker when his loan deal expires in May after a stellar season.

But the Hoops manager insists their plan for the 23-year-old remains in play and that he’ll be back in their squad in the summer fighting for a place.

However he admitted Scott Allan should be using the platform of his loan spell at Hibs to find himself a deal.

Rodgers said: “I can’t blame Derek for wanting to have a player of that quality, of course, but it’s not a discussion really. He’ll come back in the summer. The plan was always for Ryan to come back.

“We had a call back in January but I always felt a year playing out, working on his game and his physical strength, on preparing week in week out for games would benefit him and benefit Celtic.

“And I believe he has made the most of that.”