Nir Bitton

Brendan Rodgers met Liel Abada on Monday evening once his move to Charlotte FC moved into view.

Abada's Celtic exit brings sadness - 'through no fault ... he has had to leave'

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has more defensive midfielders at his disposal now.

How recent Celtic business shows Rodgers' desire to make tweak from Ange era

Former Celtic star Robbie Keane has taken over Israeli giants Maccabi Tel Aviv. Picture: SNS

Ex-Celtic star in managerial move, link-up with former Parkhead favourite

Celtic forward Liel Abada has been linked with a number of clubs, including Ajax.

'Right now I'm at Celtic': Abada breaks silence on future and Bitton chats

Jota is close to joining Celtic on a permanent deal. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Jota: Celtic 'to land £6.5m marquee signing from Benfica this week'

Scott Brown has left a void at Celtic.

Celtic urged to address one problem position in team

Celtic's Greg Taylor celebrates with the Premiership trophy after last weekend's 6-0 win over Motherwell on the final day of the season. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Celtic player turnover laid bare as 2019 signing left in 'bizarre' position

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou and Tom Rogic who will leave this summer. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Rogic discusses future after Celtic exit and rules out one move

James Forrest signs a new contract at Celtic Park, on May 12, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Celtic player admits 'I've never thought of playing anywhere else'

Tom Rogic could not hide his emotion in his last match for Celtic.

Rogic can't hold back the tears as he says goodbye to Celtic

Ange Postecoglou, looks on as his side celebrate the league title before addressing the Celtic Park fans. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Every word as Celtic boss declares 'Champions, that's who we are'

Celtic staff and players stand with the trophy before the cinch Premiership match against Motherwell at Celtic Park. (Photo credit: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Celtic v Motherwell: Rogic in for farewell on title lift day

Tom Rogic (right) and Nir Bitton are leaving Celtic this summer. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Rogic and Bitton to depart Celtic as long-serving duo set for emotional farewell

Rangers defender Calvin Bassey Celtic winger Jota in action during the Scottish Cup semif-inal at Hampden Park on April 17. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Celtic v Rangers late team news and predicted XIs

Ange Postecoglou says he cannot envisage a scenario where his Celtic would ever play for a draw at home - even as he accepts his team merely preserving their six-point league lead over Rangers with a point in their final derby meeting this Sunday would be "positive" with only three games to follow in the championship. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Postecoglou won't meddle with 'expectations' for Celtic's must-not-lose derby

Celtic's Liel Abada has struck up a bond with Nir Bitton since following the Israeli international to Glasgow. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

'He has become a big brother to me': Abada on settling in at Celtic

Nir Bitton has been a regular fixture for Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou.

Bitton granted early return to prepare for Celtic v Rangers

Jota missed the Scottish Cup quarter final. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)

Celtic: Postecoglou reveals injury list with Jota and Abada absent

Nir Bitton was sent off the last time Celtic faced Dundee United.

Bitton: We have seen some crazy decisions in this league'

James Forrest scores Celtic's third in the 3-1 win at Livingston. Pic: Steve Welsh/PA Wire.

Celtic vindicate Postecoglou team selection with 3-1 win at Livingston

Celtic's Cameron Carter-Vickers (L) and Carl Starfelt are likely to be involved for Ange Postecoglou's side. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Celtic team news away at Bodo/Glimt: Rotation puzzle

Celtic's Giorgos Giakoumakis sniffed out his first hat-trick for the club with only 16 touches across the 90 minutes against Dundee. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Celtic reaction: touches tally tells of Giakoumakis's terrorising

The closed section at Celtic Park. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Celtic-Raith extras: Green Brigade's missing energy, stars who failed to shine

Giorgos Giakoumakis celebrates making it 2-0 to Celtic. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Celtic defeat Raith Rovers 4-0 as Jullien returns after 410 days

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou takes training ahead of the Scottish Cup tie against Raith Rovers. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Postecoglou explains Celtic rotation - 'trying to make hay while sun shines'

Celtic Manager Ange Postecoglou. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Celtic team v Raith: Jota in amongst Postecoglou's predicted changes

Reo Hatate during a Celtic training session at Lennoxtown.

Hatate and Rogic updates as Celtic manager discusses duo's fitness

Tom Rogic has returned to Celtic following a spell on international duty with Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Celtic confirm Rogic status and update on 'niggles' from Rangers game

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou at full time after the 1-0 win over Dundee United. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Postecolgou reacts to 'emotional' Celtic fans as frustration turns to relief

Celtic's Nir Bitton celebrates at full time following the 2-1 win over Hearts at Tynecastle on Wednesday. A victory in which his captaincy and commanding midfield presence - in the injury absence of Callum McGregor - were central as the Israeli continued his renaissance under Ange Postecoglou. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

How "fresh eyes" of Celtic's Postecoglou have led to midfielder rebirth

Celtic's Giorgios Giakoumakis scores to make it 2-0 against Hearts at Tynecastle. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

How the Hearts and Celtic players rated at Tynecastle

Celtic's David Turnbull shows his distress after sustaining the hamstring strain in the League Cup final little over a week ago that is likely to sideline him until March. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Key Celtic performer set to miss Rangers derby and Conference League play-offs

Celtic's Tom Rogic is peerless in the Scottish game when he turns it on, as he did in the 3-1 win away to St Johnstone. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic extras: Postecoglou goes all 'Scottish play' with covid

Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi suffers an injury at McDiarmid Park.

Decimated Celtic prevail - but more Kyogo concerns

St Mirren's teenage midfielder Jay Henderson (right) challenging Tom Rogic of Celtic during the 0-0 draw in Paisley. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

St Mirren star says they can repeat Celtic heroics against Rangers on Boxing Day

Nir Bitton wore the Celtic captain's armband in the 3-2 win over Real Betis. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Celtic star jokes that Callum McGregor should step aside as captain

Celtic's James Forrest. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Celtic team v Hearts: Surprise starter as Postecoglou makes call on Forrest

Tom Rogic is back in contention for Celtic against Hearts. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Celtic team v Hearts: Predicted line-up as fan favourite returns

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Celtic boss backed for January transfer business

KOBE, JAPAN - JULY 17: Reo Hatate of Japan in action during the U-24 international friendly match between Japan and Spain at the Noevir Stadium Kobe on July 17, 2021 in kobe, Hyogo, Japan. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images)

How Celtic's reported pursuit of Hatate might not be as a left-back

Dundee's Jordan Marshall is sent off for a foul on Celtic's Liel Abada during a cinch Premiership match between Celtic and Dundee at Celtic Park, on August 08, 2021.

Dundee v Celtic: Team news and The Scotsman's prediction

Celtic's Carl Starfelt went down with an injury during a Cinch Premiership against Livingston.

Starfelt reveals injury length after hamstring strain
Celtic defender Carl Starfelt looks set to miss the club’s next two matches after suffering a hamstring injury on Saturday.

Celtic winger Jota celebrates after scoring his late winner Pittodrie. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Story of Aberdeen 1 Celtic 2: How Postecoglou broke the glass ceiling

Celtic's Liel Abada celebrates after opening the scoring against Jablonec (Radek Petrasek/CTK via AP)

Celtic split personality: Why Ange Postecolgou will be both encouraged and worri...

Ange Postecoglou brings his Celtic side to Tynecastle Park on Saturday night. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Celtic boss Postecoglou in Hearts quip as new signing set for debut

Stephen Welsh during a Celtic training session at Lennoxtown, on July 16, 2021. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Celtic captain backs inexperienced defence against Danes in UCL qualifier

Felllow young Celtic centre-back says he would have "massive confidence in 18-year-old centre-back Dane Murray performing if he is given his first competitive senior start in the return leg of the club's Champions League qualifier in Midtjylland next week.(Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

What Celtic players and staff had to say about Murray's meteoric rise

Nir Bitton was shown a second yellow card for a clash with Anders Dreyer. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Celtic: What Nir Bitton had to say about his red car

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou shows his frustrations on an evening that delivered more with the 1-1 draw in the Champions League qualifier than was anticipated against FC Midtjylland. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Postecoglou: I take blame for 'badly prepared' Celtic

Liel Abada celebrates after scoring to make it 1-0 to Celtic.

Why Celtic can take positives to Midtjylland after brainless act

Celtic's Nir Bitton is red carded for an altercation with Anders Dreyer.

Sutton slams Celtic's Bitton for 'moment of madness'

New Celtic winger: Liel Abada insists he will be on the ball if Ange Postecoglou turns to him for Tuesday's Champions League qualifier. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Liel Abada lifts the lid on the need for hush over his Celtic move

Denmark's Mikkel Damsgaard (L) and Sweden's Carl Starfelt vie for the ball (Photo by LISELOTTE SABROE/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

Celtic eye Sweden cap Starfelt

NIr Bitton is under contract at Celtic until the summer of 2023

Israeli side 'eyeing move for Celtic man' as they plan summer rebuild

Celtic defender Nir Bitton is wanted by a club in his homeland. Picture: SNS

Rumour Mill: Celtic star wanted for summer move

Celtic's David Turnbull looks dejected as Livngston make it 2-2 at the Tony Macaroni Arena. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Players ratings: Livingston 2-2 Celtic

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