Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says he is assessing Hayato Inamura every day as he weighs up signing another left-back this summer.
The Japanese defender was brought in from J-League strugglers Albirex Niigata in a deal reported to be worth just £250,000 last month.
Rodgers initially admitted that Inamura would be sent out on loan, but after his early pre-season displays, the Parkhead boss altered his verdict.
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He was then asked today about Inamura, and whether Celtic could dip into the market for a left-back before the close of business.
Rodgers said: "I’m assessing it every day and taking a real close look at certain aspects of his game.
"He’s done well, and we have to make sure that by the end of the month, we’ve got it absolutely right for us going forward into certainly, into the next period.
"In fairness to the boy, as I said, his plan was that he’d just… he’d come in and then probably go out on loan. I mentioned that right at the very beginning. That was the plan for him. But he’s come in and coped well. But we’ll see over the coming weeks where we’re at."
Celtic return to competitive action this Sunday as they welcome St Mirren to Parkhead for their first Scottish Premiership fixture of the campaign.
