Brendan Rodgers has green lit Celtic’s continued raid on the Asian transfer market - but has insisted he’s given the final say on any new signings.
The returning Parkhead boss has been given a list of top summer targets drawn up by head of recruitment Mark Lawwell, who previously helped Ange Postecoglou in the hunt for a string of bargain buys from Japan and South Korea. Scotland’s champions launched a bid to land winger Yang Hyun-Yun from from Gangwon FC last week, after Rodgers returned and have also sealed a deal for Norwegian midfield ace Odin Thiago Holm along with making a move for Melbourne City winger Marco Tilio
The 50-year-old believes Postecoglou’s trail blazers - such as Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate - have proven that the club can successfully plunder the Far East for more top talent at cut price rates. Rodgers refused to confirm if Furuhashi and Hatate are now on Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur wanted list but, nevertheless, he is adamant that he must be in control of all comings and goings this summer.
