Brendan Rodgers admits his Celtic squad is not yet ready for the Champions League – but it is strong enough to kill off Kairat Almaty. ‌

The Hoops will face the Kazakhstan champs in tomorrow/tonight’s £40m play-off showdown having failed to land top quality replacements for departed Kyogo and Nicolas Kuhn and injured Jota. ‌

Rodgers refused to rule out linking up with Leicester City legend Jamie Vardy with the 38-year-old free agent understood to be keen on a move to Parkhead. ‌

The Celtic boss admitted he wanted to have reinforcements on board before the crunch Kairat clash. But he’s convinced there is enough quality on board to get the job done.

Rodgers remained tight-lipped on Vardy and said: “‘Listen I would not speak about any individual player. Of course, I've work

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