Celtic are open to offers for centre-back Stephen Welsh, according to reports.

The 22-year-old scored on the opening day of the season against Aberdeen but has played just 445 minutes of competitive first-team action since.

Amid illness, injury and the form of players such as Cameron Carter-Vickers, Moritz Jenz and Carl Starfelt, Welsh has not featured since the October 8 victory over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.

Celtic reportedly knocked back interest from French Ligue 1 side Toulouse in the summer but now, according to Sky Sports News, Ange Postecoglou is said to be willing to entertain Welsh's exit in this transfer window after the arrival of centre-back Yuki Kobayashi from Vissel Kobe.

Welsh has already been linked with a plethora of clubs including Udinese, Toulouse and Hajduk Split while an unnamed MLS club has been floated as a possible destination as well.

Earlier in the season, Postecoglou addressed Welsh's future directly when asked if a loan move similar to that undertaken by Liam Scales - who left for Aberdeen - was in the offing.

He said: "We're always challenging him to take his game to another level.

"That's the nature of the beast, you have to keep improving whether you are established or not.

"Welshy has been with the club for a very long time. Last year was his first significant year as a first-team member and he has come back determined to make more of an impact. 

"He has embraced that challenge. He has definitely gone up a level from last year and hopefully he knows that we will try to get more out of him."

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