On a night when Rodgers expressed his delight over on-loan West Bromwich Albion forward Oliver Burke claiming a double, and revealed Scott Bain would be given a run after being preferred was in goal to Craig Gordon, the Celtic manager gave every impression he would not be pre-occupied by the transfer of Shved.
“The club have been in contact with Maryan’s representatives and he’s a talented young player for the future,” said Rodgers. “They’ll look to get the deal done and he’ll probably be out on loan and come into the club in the summer. I haven’t seen a great deal of him. It’s something that’s come to the club through circumstance and he’s been watched and looked at, but I can’t say I know a great deal about him.
“But what I have seen he’s a talent and someone who will probably benefit the club in the future. We’ve got about a million wingers and don’t need another one but he’s a talent and in the summer we’ll probably lose wingers and he’ll look to come in. It’s an opportunity for the club to sign a young, talented player but not one that will probably help us now.”