Crocked Vakoun Bayo has been named in Ivory Coast's Under 23s African Cup of Nations squad...despite facing potential knee surgery.
The Celtic hitman will see a specialist next week after undergoing a scan with Neil Lennon admitting the imposing striker could face an operation.
But the Ivorians have named him in their squad for the tournament which takes place in Egypt from November 8-22 after claiming they had received permission from the Parkhead side to include him.
Ivory Coast manager Ibrahim Kamara said: "We have negotiated with a host of top European clubs to get permission to pick our best players for this important tournament.
"They include Vakoun Bayo of Celtic, Toulose's Ibriham Sangare, Chelsea keeper Nicolas Tie and Idrissa Doumbia of Sporting Lisbon.
"So we are grateful for the help received by these clubs to use their players."
Lennon admitted after Celtic's win over St Mirren that the 22-year-old could be out for a period of time.
He explained: "Bayo's seeing a specialist. It's not good.
"So if he does need surgery we are looking at maybe six weeks
