{"id":21688,"date":"2025-08-20T05:37:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T09:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/brendan-rogers-says-level-of-a-23-year-old-celtic-player-who-is-not-in-the-champions-league\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T05:37:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T09:37:52","slug":"brendan-rogers-says-level-of-a-23-year-old-celtic-player-who-is-not-in-the-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/brendan-rogers-says-level-of-a-23-year-old-celtic-player-who-is-not-in-the-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Rogers says &#8220;level&#8221; of a 23-year-old Celtic player who is not in the Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/brendan-rogers-says-level-of-a-23-year-old-celtic-player-who-is-not-in-the-champions-league\/#Celtic_faces_Kerato_Almati_in_Champions_League_Qualifiers\" >Celtic faces Kerato Almati in Champions League Qualifiers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/brendan-rogers-says-level-of-a-23-year-old-celtic-player-who-is-not-in-the-champions-league\/#New_Celtic_Signs_Not_Ready_for_the_Champions_League\" >New Celtic Signs Not Ready for the Champions League<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"content-block-regular\">\n<p>Glasgow Celtic manager Brendan Rogers said that one new hoop player is &#8220;not at the level&#8221; for him to play in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"celtic-facing-kairat-almaty-in-champions-league-qualifier\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Celtic_faces_Kerato_Almati_in_Champions_League_Qualifiers\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Celtic faces Kerato Almati in Champions League Qualifiers<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hoop has a solid start to the Scottish premiership season, winning both opening games and looking to compete in the Champions League group stage.<\/p>\n<p>This summer, Rogers, who has made seven new signatures so far, is preparing to face Kazakhstan&#8217;s Kairat Almaty in a two-legged tie.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Previous Celtic Summer Signature<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>from<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>commission<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Benjamin Nigren<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>fc nordsjaelland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Shin Yamada<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Front of Kawasaki<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.5m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Hayato Inamura<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Albirex niigata<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>\u00a3250,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Kieran Tierney<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Arsenal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>free<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ross Doohan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Aberdeen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>free<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Callum Osmand<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Flam<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>private<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jahmai Simpson-Pusey<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Man City<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>loan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Celtic and Rodgers have already named their Champions League teams, but there is no room for new names.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"new-celtic-signing-not-ready-for-champions-league-says-rodgers\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Celtic_Signs_Not_Ready_for_the_Champions_League\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>New Celtic Signs Not Ready for the Champions League<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rogers gave a brief explanation as to why Summer, signing Summer Inamura, was removed from the Champions League team.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Japanese defender took part in a four-year contract with J-League side Albirex niigata in June, and rose from college football in 2024, but has yet to make his competitive debut.<\/p>\n<p>Inamura won&#8217;t do so in the Champions League playoffs against Kairato Almati after being removed from Rodgers&#8217; team.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_12\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s very easy. He&#8217;s not on a level yet, but I still don&#8217;t have anything to expect,&#8221; explained the Celtic manager. \u201cINA&#8217;s plan was to lend him where he was and train and see where he was because he had only had a year. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>\u201cHe came in as a center half\/left back, but his defensive qualities aren&#8217;t on the level where I see him take him against Raminyamal if he has to. That&#8217;s just as easy, so he&#8217;s not involved. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>\u201cHe played some really good games against Cork and Queens Park, but the reality is that is the level we play and you get 80% of the ball. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;But we need a player who can defend, and we have hoped that for years, with experience and loans, that happens. But at this very, very moment, that&#8217;s why he&#8217;s not on the team. That&#8217;s just as easy.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glasgow Celtic manager Brendan Rogers said that one new hoop player is &#8220;not at the level&#8221; for him to play in the Champions League. 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