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Chris Sutton's Celtic transfer warning as he quotes Rodgers

Chris Sutton's Celtic transfer warning as he quotes Rodgers

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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.
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