Just in: BRENDAN DELIVERS O’RILEY MESSAGE to be transfered to two premier league clubs

In-demand midfield guru Matt O’Riley DOES NOT need to be sold by CELTIC in the summer.

has been linked to a high-profile departure from the champions.

He signed for a bargain £1.5 million from English third-tier club MK Dons in January 2022.

Giants of La Liga Atletico Madrid are predicted to rekindle their interest in the sophisticated

23-year-old talent at the end of the current campaign after their January attempt to

capture O’Riley was unsuccessful.

The Celtic Player of the Year, who has had a tremendous season, is apparently drawing attention from a

number of Premier League teams, Newcastle among them.

In order to handle the matter, Brendan Rodgers took some time off to get his team ready for tonight’s second-to-last

Premiership match of his comeback campaign at Rugby against Kilmarnock.

“There is a lot of speculation about Matt and big clubs being interested in him,” the Irishman stated.

It also took place in January.

“But we’re not required to sell. We’re not equipped to handle that.

Of course, with a team like Celtic, anything will always be investigated if it arrives exactly as it did in January.

But selling is not necessary.

“This has been a fantastic season for Matt,”

“It is great testament to his professionalism and how he has developed as a football player,”

Rodgers said in an interview with the Scottish Sun.

“Those players will naturally draw attention if they perform well, and if you perform well at a club of this

caliber and under pressure, attention will follow.

It’s not anything that keeps me up at night.

Tonight’s match versus Killie will see O’Riley start in his customary midfield position alongside captain

Callum McGregor and Japanese star Reo Hatate. A win would be the club’s third straight title and twelfth in 13 years.

The revitalized James Forrest, who has been a standout player in recent weeks,

is also probably going to start.

Rodgers believes that the highly decorated 32-year-old Bhoy can upset Steve Clarke’s Scotland team.

“I think there is no doubt that Steve will have in his mind what players he wants to bring,”

the Hoops coach continued.

while or entering the game to make an impact.

“He has shown over the past few months that he is still capable of doing that, so I don’t think there is any doubt about it.”

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