It's a good news day at Celtic every other day it would seem.

The club have had no time to wallow in self-pity this summer since Ange Postecoglou left to join Tottenham Hotspur, midfielder Aaron Mooy retired and Portuguese superstar Jota quit for the riches on offer in Saudi Arabia.

Nope, on the contrary, there have been no petted lip extensions at Parkhead.

In fact, on the face of it, Celtic CEO Michael Nicholson actually likes to do things differently... a big bit differently because he means business.

Celtic certainly appears to mean business both on and off the field.

Firstly, it was the arrival of former manager Brendan Rodgers back at the Paradise helm barely a fortnight after Postecoglou had quit for North London - good news day number one.

Then it was the re-signing of talismanic striker Kyogo Furhashi on a four-year deal - good news day number two, you might say.

The hits just kept coming this summer for Celtic with the further announcements of new long terms deals for Daizen Maeda and captain fantastic Callum McGregor.

Good news day numbers... well, you get the picture, don't you?

What about you also include the club's announcement to the London Stock Exchange last week in light of the £25 million plus sale of Jota to Al-Ittihad?

The club said: "As a result of such gains, Celtic now expects earnings for the year ended 30 June 2023 will be significantly higher than previous expectations, which were formed before the conclusion of the season and prior to certain player disposals.”

Dress it up whatever way you want, but it contains nothing other than the wholesome ingredients of good news when everything is added to the Celtic mix.

All statements of intent.

Big-time intent.

Although there was one piece of good news that might have gone under the radar ever so slightly and fell between the cracks in the pavement.

As Celtic get set to be put through their pre-season paces in Portugal there was indeed a welcome sight.

The defensive colossus that is Cameron Carter-Vickers not only flew out to the Algarve with the travelling party but the American international was even talking about his comeback date.

The 25-year-old will undergo some light training with the rest of the Celtic squad but he has been provisionally booked in to take his place in the starting line-up on Flag Day when the Scottish Premiership champions will begin the defence of their title against Ross County at Parkhead on August 5.

Apparently, Carter-Vickers is ahead of schedule as he continues his rehabilitation from knee surgery.

The centre-back wants to be back in his position against the Staggies come hell or high water on August 5.

That signals a big-time intent of a different kind from Carter-Vickers.

One that will put a huge smile on the face of his manager, his teammates and the Celtic faithful.

Good news or what?

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Carter-Vickers missed the last six games of the season after helping Celtic get past Rangers in the Scottish Cup semi-final back in April.

The defender's personal display in the 1-0 victory over their city rivals at the national stadium was epic.

It was a defensive performance for the ages. It was era-defining.

It was former Celtic boss Postecoglou who said of his central defender: "He (Carter-Vickers) put in a performance that befits his standing at our football club."

Quite. No add-ons are necessary.

Celtic actually won the treble that day as Carter-Vickers made sure that he extinguished the Rangers flame as Michael Beale's Light Blues' hopes of a trophy crashed and burned on the Hampden turf.

It was originally believed that he may not be ready to return to the Celtic first-team fold until the end of August.

Celtic Way:

The sorry sight of Carter-Vickers waving his two crutches around at Tynecastle on the day Celtic clinched the league title was a bitter pill to swallow.

It arguably robbed him of a genuine shot at winning both Scottish Football Player of the Year accolades.

Well, it did in my mind anyway.

This may be a churlish point but it is worth making all the same.

In the last six games of the 2022/23 season, Celtic struggled defensively in Carter-Vickers' absence when he left to have knee surgery.

Despite having clinched the title Celtic conceded 10 goals in that half a dozen matches. Three to Rangers (3-0 defeat), two to St Mirren (2-2 draw), four to Hibernian (4-2 defeat) and one to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the 3-1 victory in the Scottish Cup final showpiece at Hampden on June 3.

The common denominator in all of those games was that Celtic's defensive rock was missing.

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Carter-Vickers' partnership with Carl Starfelt was crucial to the club picking up a League and League Cup double in the Aussie's first season at the club and then a world-record eighth domestic treble the following season.

The duo have still lost just one domestic match (the 2022 Scottish Cup semi-final versus Rangers) in all the time that they have been paired together.

Carter-Vickers brought solidity and stability to the Celtic defence.

Nobody messed with Carter-Vickers at the back of the Celtic pack.

If opponents did they would come back wearing the 2nd prize rosette - every time.

Above all else, he brought an identity to the Celtic backline not seen since Virgil Van Dijk and Jason Denayer were strutting their stuff under Norwegian head coach Ronny Deila.

Losing Carter-Vickers for the final six matches of the last campaign was bad luck and on the face of it bad news.

However when Postecoglou and Carter-Vickers made the joint decision to prioritise the player’s long-term health and performance over playing through the pain barrier then it has to be conceded that it now looks to have been a total masterstroke.

Carter-Vickers had had an extended lay-off in order to get himself fit for the start of the new season.

There is a domestic treble to defend. Carter-Vickers is adept at this defending malarkey you know.

The main beneficiary of it all is going to be Rodgers.

There are also inroads to be made in Europe, especially with regard to the Champions League.

Carter-Vickers and Rodgers both have unfinished business at the highest level of football.

Rodgers and his Celtic colossus will be aiming to walk tall in Europe this season.

If Rodgers can help improve Carter-Vickers in the specialised arena of European football then what a player Celtic will have on their hands.

Can you imagine Carter-Vickers putting in another Rangers-type Hampden performance that 'befits his standing at the football club' in the Champions League group stages?

Celtic Way:

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Rodgers road to redemption will continue during pre-season in Portugal.

Carter-Vickers road to rehabilitation has already begun in the Algarve...albeit with small steps.

Both of the above statements add up to the same thing though.

It's good news for Celtic...big time.

Although it's always good news for Celtic, isn't it?

This good news is available in any colour these days as long as it's green and white.