Kyogo Furuhashi WILL be in the Celtic squad for their Scottish Premiership clash against Ross County in Dingwall.
Speculation, and even a now-deleted confirmation article, have suggested the prolific Hoops striker could join MLS side Atlanta United, who are managed by Ronny Deila, this month.
But that seems to be way off reality.
Speaking to the media on Friday afternoon, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers gave an update on the Japanese internationalists Parkhead future and his overall plans for the remainder of the January transfer window.
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"I can guarantee he's on the coach and he's travelling to Ross County so he's certainly not in the MLS," he stated.
"Listen, you know in this period of time there's always lots of gossip and speculation around so many players, and especially talented players. So I'm sure that will continue to be the case over the coming weeks.
“I actually only knew about (the web announcement) five minutes ago so I was a wee bit surprised. As I said, we're very hopeful that we can get players in that we would like but availability and the affordability of players is always something that is a challenge in this month.
“But I'm fairly confident that we will be able to bring in the necessary changes to the squad that can help us. I've said before, I want to be able to bring in more attacking threat and more goals into our squad.
"I think January is always a really good month in order to add that freshness to your team. It's just about getting those deals over the line. I'm fairly hopeful that we can do that.”
