Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has provided an update on the fitness of central defender Liam Scales.
The Irishman hasn't featured for his side since the beginning of March, when they defeated St Mirren 5-2 on the road.
Scales has missed a crucial trio of matches, including a Scottish Cup quarter-final tie with Hibernian, a crucial derby against Rangers, and a league visit of Heart of Midlothian to Parkhead.
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The 26-year-old's fellow centre-half, Auston Trusty, has also spent some time on the sidelines during that period, meaning fringe man Maik Nawrocki has deputized.
While Scales won't feature this weekend against St Johnstone in Perth, he should be back in contention when Celtic host Kilmarnock a week on Saturday.
Rodgers said [Celtic TV]: "We’ve got Liam Scales back now. He won’t be ready for this weekend, but he’s back in training and in contact with the team.
"We expect him to be available leading into the Kilmarnock game. We’re starting to get players back and have a really strong squad again."
Paulo Bernardo, who had been missing for seven weeks, returned for Celtic over the weekend, with Trusty making the bench.
Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel remains on the sidelines for five to six weeks, however, as Viljami Sinisalo looks set to get a prolonged run in the team.
