Bhoys might leave

Angel Gomez said of Bitton: ‘We know him well, he is a good midfielder. ‘But, at the moment, there is no offer — just talking. He’s just one of many players we are collecting information about.’ Galatasaray, meanwhile, are said to be offering Johansen in excess of £20,000 per week to move to Turkey — but Celtic are reportedly being ‘tough’ over the price for their player, with an initial bid of £1.1m being treated derisively. Meanwhile, Efe Ambrose finally joined the Celtic squad in Slovenia yesterday after being held up by visa problems in Glasgow. The Nigerian international is believed to be wanted by Bayer Leverkusen, with the German club willing to pay £1.5m in order to secure his services. Celtic boss Rodgers has only one other experienced central defender, Erik Sviatchenko, fit and available to play in next week’s Champions League qualifier against either Flora Tallinn or Lincoln Red Imps, who play their second leg in Gibraltar tonight after the Estonians won the first game 2-1. Ambrose has already been told by Rodgers that he can’t play in the Olympics for Nigeria with important European games on the horizon — and the new manager may have a similar decision to make over Emilio Izaguirre after he was named as one of the over-age players in the Honduras squad for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. Izaguirre is currently playing second fiddle to full-back Kieran Tierney at Parkhead after losing his place last season, but Rodgers may still be unwilling to see him miss a considerable chunk of the new campaign.