Celtic spree not over but Yobo link is played down

Yobo, a 3.5million signing from Marseille seven years ago, has fallen down the pecking order at Goodison Park and mostly been restricted to a place on the bench since the second half of last season.

Moyes did not comment on the possibility Yobo could leave but claimed there have been no overtures from Parkhead. Moyes said: "There has been no contact from Celtic directly to me. If there is anything out there I have not heard it directly."

Lennon, speaking ahead of tomorrow's match at home to St Mirren, admitted he is still in the market shopping for more names before the transfer window closes. "Hopefully we're looking to go on four fronts in competitions this season so I'm going to need quality and competition in all those positions and hopefully we can achieve that by the end of the month," said the Celtic manager.

"It was always the case to bring in more bodies anyway and we're still pursuing a few avenues at the minute, but a lot of names are pure speculation. You always would like quality in your squad. We're getting that and the more we can bring in the better. When the opportunity is there, as with Craig Bellamy, I want to pursue it and see how far down the line it can go.

"Sometimes that can have a detrimental impact on the rest of the squad when you're focusing on one individual player, but if a quality player comes along who's available and affordable then we'll try to get them in. I'm hoping more players come available, whether they want to come here is another thing. We've come pretty close a couple of times. We're still a big draw, we've been very close to a couple, but they haven't come here for varying reasons. But it hasn't been for footballing reasons."