Neither Josip Juranovic nor Giorgos Giakoumakis are anything other than committed to the Celtic cause despite recent transfer speculation, according to manager Ange Postecoglou.

Croatia international Juranovic has been linked with clubs such as Manchester United, Monza and Roma while Giakoumakis is reportedly interesting J1 League side Urawa Red Diamonds.

Despite the speculation on their supposedly imminent departures, Postecoglou started Juranovic at right-back in the League Cup semi-final win over Kilmarnock on Saturday evening while utilising Giakoumakis - who scored - from the bench.

The Celtic boss reckons the manner in which the pair performed against Killie will go a long way to silencing those who have suggested either of them are eyeing the exit door.

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He told BBC Sportsound: "You saw the clarity today. If people think he or Josip are distracted, their performance says it all. They were focused on what was before them today and they will be tomorrow. What is important is what I see every day and I see guys that are committed to this football club, training hard."

Postecoglou was happy with his side's resilience amid a poor national stadium pitch and a Killie side that preferred spoiling tactics in a bid to upset Celtic's rhythm.

"Battling is performance," he added. "Performance is giving the best you can under the conditions that are presented to you. There was never any chance that was going to be an open game. It was going to be a game of mistakes, battles.

"Credit to this group, they don't shirk away from that either. If they need to roll their sleeves up, they just do it."

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