Chris Sutton thinks Brendan Rodgers' comments surrounding Yang Hyun-jun spark several concerns regarding Celtic's transfer business.
The Parkhead boss stated after his side's friendly loss to Ajax on Thursday that the South Korean winger couldn't currently be sold because he is a starting winger.
"It was an honest answer to a straightforward question," said Sutton [RecordSport]. "And it highlighted just where Celtic are right now.
"Brendan Rodgers was asked the other night about Yang’s future with Norwich City looking to land the winger on loan.
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"He said he can’t even think about letting him go right now because Yang is a current starter.
"Think about that. No disrespect to the player. He’s shown some positive signs that he can be a decent enough squad player at Celtic. But let’s be honest, if you’d said a few months ago he’d be going out on loan, there wouldn’t have been too many folk complaining.
"Yet now he’s a starter. If that isn’t a warning, then I don’t know what is. So they can’t afford to let Yang go, but they could allow Nicolas Kuhn to leave without a replacement lined up?
"What is going on here with Celtic?
"The new season is a week away. The Champions League play-off is just over four weeks away. And the team is far weaker than the one that finished the season."
Celtic kick off their league campaign next weekend with a clash against St Mirren.
Before that, Rodgers' men take on Al Ahli in their final pre-season friendly this evening.
