42 years-old former Scottish footballer McManus has reveals to Celtic Fc and Brendan Rodgers the number of player they need to buy this january transfer window to secure their win in the league

In each and every game that passes, Brendan Rodgers is required to look for a solution to a problem that could result in the loss of at least three key players for important matches in the month of January.

There is no doubt that the manager of Celtic will have instructed his recruitment department to get to work, and it is hoped that there are targets already lined up for when the transfer window opens in January.

What is the exact number of players that Celtic will require? On the basis of their performances over the past couple of weeks, it may be a large number; nonetheless, Tam McManus has provided a number that he considers to be feasible for the Celtic manager to accomplish.

This week brings the potential of Kyogo Furuhashi, Hyoengyu Oh, and Daizen Maeda leaving Celtic to compete in the Asian Cup one step closer to becoming fully realized.

I believe that he needs one, but it’s possible that he needs two,” McManus remarked in an interview with PLZ Soccer. If those three are gone, he will most certainly require two.

“I believe that they would have a fairly light front because they would have some huge games during that time period.

I continue to believe that Celtic should enter the market and acquire another player since Kyogo, Oh, and another player would be the three players that I would consider to be the best.

As a result of the Asia Cup, the Celtic trio Kyogo, Oh, and Maeda could not be able to participate in it.
There is a possibility that Rodgers will be without Kyogo, Maeda, and Oh right up to the time that the championship match takes place on February 10th. This is contingent upon the level of competition that Japan and South Korea achieve in the tournament.

Given that the tournament will begin on the 12th of January, it is quite likely that the three Celtic players will be absent from their crucial matches against Buckie Thistle (on the 21st of January) and Ross County (on the 27th of January).

Rodgers might find himself in the position of trying to negotiate dates against Aberdeen at Pittodrie on the 3rd of February and Hibs at Easter Road on the 10th of February if either Japan or South Korea (or both) make it to the final of the competition.

Despite the fact that it is highly improbable, the Celtic manager will need to make appropriate preparations in order to prevent further loss of position in the race for the championship following the loss that occurred yesterday against Kilmarnock.