Coy Ange Postecoglou remained tight-lipped over Celtic 's rumoured interest in Czech striker Ladislav Almasi after their victory over Banik Ostrava on Wednesday night.
The Hoops had been loosely linked with the towering frontman in the days leading up to the friendly clash with Almasi in line to feature against Postecoglou and his team. He was named in the starting lineup and caused a few problems for the Celtic back line. However, it was the Parkhead side who emerged victorious on the road - winning 4-2 thanks in part to a stunning acrobatic strike from Giorgos Giakoumakis.
Postecoglou is in the market for a new striker although there has been little substance to the Almasi links as yet, with rumours circling on social media coinciding with the two sides meeting in Ostrava. But that didn't stop a tenacious Czech reporter from putting the Parkhead boss on the spot after the game, asking if he cared to comment on the reported interest.
"No, I don’t," Postecoglou responded. "I get asked these questions every day and there is a new player every day. We’re still working in the background and hopefully we’ll get some new players in."
Speaking earlier in the pre-season training camp, Postecoglou set out his stall and admitted he's in the market for "one or two more" after Alexandro Bernabei became their fourth permanent addition of the summer. A new striker is believed to be on the agenda as is a new central midfielder - with Argentine Fausto Vera said to be a target.
He said after the 7-0 win over Wiener Viktoria: "I still think there are one two areas where we need some more robustness in terms of the squad, just some quality in depth. I wouldn’t expect too many but there are still one or two areas I’m looking to strengthen knowing what’s ahead for us.
“It has been good so far. It has been pretty well chronicled that 12 months ago it was chaotic. In January and now we are working in a way that we know what we are after. We identify targets and then make sure we take the time to get the ones we want, so that has been good."
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