Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has provided an update on the status of Luis Palma ahead of this weekend’s match against Livingston in the Scottish Premiership.
The winger hasn’t played since the Hoops’ 7-1 thumping of Dundee at the end of February, and won’t feature on Sunday at the Tony Macaroni Arena.
Speaking to the media at Lennoxtown today, gaffer Rodgers served to give the latest on the status of the Honduran internationalist. “Luis Palma probably will just miss out on this weekend”, he said (Celtic FC on YouTube).
“Hopefully he’ll be available soon.”
In his recent absence, Celtic haven’t particularly missed Palma. Daizen Maeda stepped up with a hat-trick against Livi in the Scottish Cup while Nicolas Kuhn has come into his own over the past few games.
James Forrest has also staked his claim for a berth in the team, scoring one and assisting another in his previous two appearances.
During this period, Yang has been suspended, too, and despite these holes out wide, the team have coped well.
This weekend in West Lothian, they will need to suck it up once more and count on the likes of Kuhn, Maeda, and Forrest to help deliver what would be a key league victory.
