Celtic could make £10 million January transfer decision

Celtic should be delighted with where they find themselves going into the November international break. In the Premiership, they are leading alongside Aberdeen and are nine points ahead of the Rangers after just 11 games. They are also in the Scottish League Cup final, where they will face Philippe Clement's side. And in the Champions League, the Hoops have shown tremendous progress and have 7 points in 4 games.

Celtic made plenty of big signings in the summer. So, one has to wonder whether the club will try to make anything happen in January.

There do not seem to be many weak points in this current team. But of course, there is always room to get better in Europe. And if there is an opportunity to progress in the Champions League then Celtic should give Rodgers the best possible chance to do that.

As reported by Football Insider, Keith Wyness said on the Insider Track podcast:

"There is money in the bank, there’s Champions League money coming in.

“I do think they’ll open the wallet in January to a degree and try and give Brendan the chance to go further in Europe.

“It won’t be significant. I wouldn’t think it was anything more than £5-10million mid-season.

“They have proven they can get young talent in. The problem is now getting them acclimatised to European games going forward and get them to a level where they can make the difference at that level."

Celtic could make £10 million January transfer decision

Of course, that kind of spending in January is not out of the question. Especially if there is the chance to pull off something special in Europe. Those opportunities have not come around often for the club in its recent history.

What kind of signings could Celtic make in January in order to help their chances in the Champions League? Well, that is something that the club's think tank will have to figure out.

One would hope that they do end up bringing in players who are already proven at the Champions League level. Otherwise, it might take some to adjust to the competition and the opportunity might end up slipping through their fingers as a result.

What are the areas where Celtic could strengthen? That is a tough question. They could probably do with a genuine defensive midfielder, who will be able to make it difficult for top-level opposition in Europe. And cover options in some other areas of the pitch.