Ange Postecoglou has proven he likes to get his winter business done early – and the Celtic boss has repeated the transfer trick again this term with the signings of Alistair Johnston and Yuki Kobayashi.
The arrivals of Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate on the first day of the January transfer window were pivotal 12 months ago and the Australian boss will hope his new recruits will have the same impact when they officially get the green light to play for Celtic on January 1. Postecoglou clearly likes to have the core of his squad together as soon as possible in a transfer window, so could more early deals be announced soon?
The arrivals could signal a changing of the guard behind the scenes at Lennoxtown with several key players of the Postecoglou era being tipped with a January move away from Glasgow's east end. Fans are familiar with the player trading model the Scottish Premiership leaders deploy, and that could see more changes next month.
