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St Mirren midfielder Killian Phillips remains out with a shin injury but will return to training on the grass on Monday, while Liam Donnelly (abductor) and Malik Dijksteel (hamstring) are also out.

Celtic could include new signings Joel van den Berg and Jordan Lotomba, but Landon Emenalo is not ready.

Kasper Hogh and Kieran Tierney remain out with thigh strains, while Callum Osmand (ankle) is also absent and Jota is still working his way back from a long-term knee injury.

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Celtic manager Martin O'Neill maintains young players will come through at clubs if they "are good enough".

An ongoing symposium in Scottish football looking at youth development has led to a summit of clubs and associations in St Andrews in Friday.

The Scottish FA are to offer clubs financial incentives to play youngsters while data analysts and Club Brugge recruitment director Guilian Preud'homme presented to those assembled.

O'Neill first managed Celtic from 2000-05 and has also managed extensively in England and with the Republic of Ireland.

"One of the things that I believe they might be discussing at St Andrews today, I think, is maybe bringing young players into the squads, like they did when I was here 25 years ago," O'Neill said. "We had to have a couple of players, at least on the bench, to play.

"Now, it's got some merit and it's also got a lot of drawbacks as well, because eventually you need these players to be good enough.

"There's no point if they get a false feeling that they have made the grade when they're brought into the squad and they're maybe miles away from it, but you've had to do it because of a reason. And secondly, and you know the old selfish reason, as a football manager, you have to try and win some games. So, it is a difficult one.

"I've always had this feeling that if you're good enough, you will come through. Of course, you need people to believe in you very, very early on. You need coaches to believe in you, you need a manager to believe in you and you need belief in yourself.

"But if you are good enough, you will come through."

And O'Neill added: "My concern is that the players are naturally being taken away so early here, out of Scotland, because the rewards, or seemingly the rewards, or the immediate rewards are a lot of finance to the player and the family, are things that you probably can't turn down.

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Celtic manager Martin O'Neill feels the decision to ban away supporters from matches between Celtic and Rangers this season was "inevitable".

The SPFL announced the decision after Celtic challenged the decision by their Glasgow rivals to give them just 300 tickets for the League Cup clash at Ibrox on 13 September.

For last season's Scottish Cup quarter-final, also at Ibrox, Celtic were given the traditional allocation of 8000 tickets but following crowd trouble at that game, a reduced figure of 2500 was agreed.

But in light of Celtic's decision to challenge the 300 ticket allocation, the league have decided to ban all away fans from the ground.

"I think that was inevitable, really, when Rangers were offering 300 tickets, and we refused that," O'Neill said of the decision.

"Really sad, I must admit, just from a normal punter's viewpoint. It's a great, great fixture when the ground is absolutely full. And I think the away fans make this.

"I can think back of the years gone past, at the beginning of the century, when I was involved, and they were magnificent fixtures, absolutely fantastic. It is quite sad.

"Hopefully the two clubs will maybe get together at some stage or another and try to iron out the particular problems.

"It's not to say that we haven't had a few problems in the past, but they seem to have escalated over the last number of seasons, which is a problem."

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Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has been speaking to the media as his side prepare for Saturday's trip to Paisley to face St Mirren.

Here are the main points:

• On the announcement that there will be no away fans at games between Celtic and Rangers this season, O'Neill thinks it was "inevitable" but admits it's "really sad from a normal punter's viewpoint".

• O'Neill stresses the derby matches are "a great fixture" which "loses a great deal with the big allocation of away fans not being in the stadium".

• Looking at Celtic's transfer window as a whole, O'Neill says "we've got some players in, so I'm really really pleased".

• The 74-year-old adds that "if we can avoid serious injury to the players here" then he is "happy" with the number of signings in the building.

• While O'Neill admits "ideally it would be great to have got players in early" he just wants to "get on with it now".

• Five of the six players brought in on the penultimate day of the window were loan deals and while O'Neill notes "loans are sometimes a bit of a concern" he says "it depends on the player".

• Celtic had to leave three of the new signings - Landon Emenalo, Shim Mheuka and Joel van den Berg - out of the league phase Europa League squad and while O'Neill says "in an ideal world I would have had them all on board", he insists "our bread and butter is the league".

• Missing out on Gvidas Ginetis from Torino was "not a problem" for O'Neill who is "really pleased with what we have now at this minute".

• Kieran Tierney and Kasper Hogh, who missed the game against Aberdeen, are both "on the mend" and could be ready for the game against St Johnstone next Wednesday 9 September.

• On St Mirren, the Northern Irishman says Craig McLeish's side have been "an absolute delight" this season.

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• Camilo Durán has scored six goals in seven appearances for Celtic in all competitions, including three in his last two Scottish Premiership matches. The Colombian is averaging 97 minutes-per-goal for Celtic in all competitions.

• Benjamin Nygren has five goal involvements in Celtic's four Scottish Premiership games this season, scoring three and assisting two. However, the Swede has scored or assisted against 10 of the 11 sides he has faced in the competition, failing to do so only against St. Mirren (three games).

• Under Martin O'Neill, Celtic have won all seven of their games against St. Mirren in all competitions by an aggregate score of 16-2. In the club's history, the only managers to face a specific opponent more while winning 100% of meetings are Jock Stein (11/11 v Raith Rovers), Brendan Rodgers (9/9 v Hamilton Academical), and Ange Postecoglou (8/8 v Ross County).

• Celtic have won each of their last 11 league games, including all four so far this season. Indeed, since the start of last season, the Hoops have won 23 of their 27 league matches under Martin O'Neill (D2 L2), averaging 2.63 points-per-game with the Northern Irishman in this time.

• St. Mirren have won four of their last six league matches (D2), more than their previous 20 before this (W3 D4 L13).

• When a side starting the day second in the table has played at home to the side starting the day top in the Scottish Premiership, the team in second has won on three of the last five occasions (D1 L1), more than the previous nine beforehand (W2 D3 L4).

• Celtic have won each of their last five league visits to St. Mirren by an aggregate score of 17-3.

• St. Mirren have lost 12 of their last 14 league games against Celtic (D2) since a 2-0 victory in September 2022.

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Celtic plan to rekindle their interest in Torino and Lithuania midfielder Gvidas Gineitis, 22, in January. (Record - subscription required, external)

New Celtic midfielder Oliver Sorenson, 24, wants to turn his loan move from Parma into a permanent arrangement. (Glasgow Times - subscription required, external)

Sorenson wants to apply the lessons he's learned from Scotland international and former Serie A opponent Scott McTominay, 29, of Napoli. (Record - subscription required, external)

Friday's Scottish gossip

Celtic fans, we asked for your views after Wednesday night's 3-0 victory against Aberdeen made it four wins from four in the Scottish Premiership.

Here's what some of you had to say:

Patrick: Very comfortable win. Great to see three different players score. Camilo Duran is looking like a real signing, long may this streak continue.

Paul: What a wonderful goal and another five star performance from Duran, his contribution thus far in a Celtic jersey has been somewhat meteoric and his stock has risen considerably. With these new acquisitions being added to bolster the squad recently, Benjamin Nygren scoring habitually again, Yang Hyun-jun looking rejuvenated and showing improved form, it certainly augurs well for the rest of the season.

Peter: Good performance. Three points. Unbeaten start to league. With all the new arrivals competition for places is going to be fierce. That is good news. Strongest squad we have had for a long time. Dominance in Scotland for sure, let's hope we can up our standard in Europe. The management team have been given the tools. Let's see what they can do. Could me a memorable season I feel, even at this stage.

Ben: Shumaira Mheuka and Callum Osmand are both too good to be on the bench every week. A left-back is still required to back up Kieran Tierney. Liam Scales is a liability which will be heavily exploited in Europe.

George: I hope the fans give all the new boys a chance to settle in. It's time to get behind the club.

T: Haissem Hassan looks to be getting up to speed and I think he's going to be a good signing getting lots of crosses in to box, which was missing.

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Celtic could continue their late transfer spree after Uefa's registration deadline passed.

Five players were signed on Wednesday, with Joel van den Berg joining loan arrivals Jordan Lotomba, Sam Johnstone, Shumaira Mheuka and Landon Emenalo.

Oliver Sorensen agreed a move on Tuesday and made his debut off the bench, along with Mheuka, in a comfortable 3-0 home win against Aberdeen.

The Scottish transfer window closes at 17:00 BST on Thursday and any more additions would not be eligible for Europa League fixtures.

Speaking after the victory over the Dons, manager Martin O'Neill said of the flurry of signings: "I'm very pleased that they're in the door. I think that they'll definitely add something to us.

"The transfer window is there and I'm pleased that we have done what we have because there's quite a few who have left the football club.

"Even if they miss the European deadline, if there is a possibility of getting someone else in, I would definitely want to do that if we can."

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Celtic can expect a powerful box to box midfielder in new signing Joel van den Berg.

The 19-year-old put pen to paper on a four-year deal from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven and watched on as his new club beat Aberdeen 3-0 in the Scottish Premiership.

When asked what he wants to achieve at Parkhead, Van den Berg told club media: "I want to be champions.

"I want to win many trophies, play as many minutes as possible. I want to show the best version of myself, develop as a player and a person and also make the fans proud."

Van den Berg joins Mika Baur and Oliver Sorensen as summer arrivals to Celtic's midfield, but what can fans expect from their latest addition?

"I'm a box to box midfielder," Van den Berg said.

"I run back but I also go forward, I put a lot of intensity in my game.

"I have the ability to assist, but also score goals. I have a lot of power in duels, I have good physicality and am strong in challenges."

Camilo Duran made it six goals in eight games for Celtic as Martin O'Neill's side continued their unbeaten start to their domestic campaign with a comfortable Scottish Premiership victory at home to Aberdeen.

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Celtic manager Martin O'Neill: "We played very well.

"We seemed to control the game for the most part and I thought the first goal was a big moment because the game was still in the balance. Overall I'm just delighted with the win, the goals we scored and pretty pleased with the display.

"He's [Camilo Duran] a terrific player. He has set the tone for us since the beginning of the season. He's playing in a position which is really strong for him but he can play in a number of positions, he's that good."

On midfielder Joel van den Berg, O'Neill adds: "I think there's a few papers to sign at this minute, maybe that can be done this evening. We want him, we need him, I'll be delighted when it's done."

When asked about any further transfer, he jokes: "I have done very well giving you all this information."

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New left-back Landon Emenalo feels he's ready for the "expectations to win" at Celtic after joining on a one-year loan deal from Chelsea.

The 18-year-old spent time in Monaco and Chelsea's academy systems and has been a key player in the London club's Under-21 side.

"It feels great to have joined Celtic," Emenalo said.

"Such a big club with a massive history.

"I knew a bit about Celtic, but I realised just how big the club is when I first visited.

"I know the club has such a huge support and that the fans here are so passionate for their club, so I'm going to do my best for them every time I play and try and play a role in our success.

"To have the chance to play for Celtic is very exciting to me. It fills me with confidence and I'm so happy that the club wanted to have me.

"I have spoken to the manager and he's a great guy with a lot of experience and a great coach, so I'm really looking forward to working with him.

"I'm going to work hard here and do everything I can to help the team and make an impact. Coming from Chelsea, it's similar because of the expectations to win, and here at Celtic you're expected to win everything, so I'm ready for that."

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New striker Shumaira Mheuka "can't wait to score at Celtic Park" after joining on loan from English Premier League side Chelsea.

The 18-year-old has come through the youth ranks at Stamford Bridge but has made nine first team appearances for the London club.

The striker, who joins Celtic on a year-long loan deal, can't wait to get started.

"It's amazing," he told club media.

"Walking in, I could feel the echo and the surround sound of the stadium. You almost feel the history as you walk in.

"It's a real feeling. I wish everyone could feel it, an amazing feeling and I'm so, so happy to be here.

"This is something that I've been doing since I was a little kid. And to be able to do it in front of the Celts, the fans and show my ability in front of them, it's something that I can't wait to do. It's almost a feeling of excitement rather than nerves.

"I can't wait to score at Celtic Park. You know, I'll be chasing that feeling every game, every chance that I get.

"I'm over the moon, buzzing to be here. I'm eager, if you can't tell, I'm ready. Let's go."

Mheuka scored 25 goals in 34 appearances across all competitions last term.

The captain of Chelsea's under-21s, the forward knows the expectations will be much greater in Glasgow.

"Football is nothing without pressure," he added.

"The best of the best, like Celtic players, thrive under that pressure. There's nothing like being second best when you're at a club like Celtic. It's something that I'm really going to relish and enjoy."

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Celtic have made a bid for Feyenoord right-back Jordan Lotomba, with the 27-year-old having one year remaining on his contract with the Dutch side. Sky Sports, external

Celtic are close to agreeing a deal for Torino midfielder Gvidas Gineitis, the Lithuania international who started last night's Coppa Italia defeat to Monza. Anthony Joseph, external

Celtic have agreed a season-long loan deal for 18-year-old Chelsea striker Shim Mheuka. Fabrizio Romano, external

Celtic also hope to finalise a loan deal for Chelsea left-back Landon Emenalo, 18. Sky Sports, external

Celtic have struck a season-long loan agreement with Wolves for former England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone. TeamTalk, external