Tony Haggerty joined Hamish Carton on Thursday's edition of The Celtic Way's morning briefing, sponsored by MPH Group.

With last week's 1-1 draw against Ayr United and Wednesday night's entertaining 6-4 victory over Queen's Park now firmly in the rear-view mirror, Celtic now prepare for their USA Tour 2024 where they look forward to pre-season encounters with DC United, Manchester City and Chelsea.

Between times, it's been quiet on the transfers front, with the club yet to welcome any new faces during the current window. At the other end of that scale, it was reported this week that Italian outfit Atalanta had submitted a formal bid for the midfielder – an initial, seemingly low-ball offering that Celtic have since rejected.

Today's panel discussed both areas, stressing the benefits of getting new players in the door ahead of the club's trans-Atlantic trip, and likewise only allowing the current crop to consider leaving Paradise if the price is right.

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Elsewhere on the podcast, Hamish and Tony discussed youngster Daniel Kelly's situation, at the same time exploring Brendan Rodgers' post-match quotes from The City Stadium in midweek.

The panel also spoke more on Adam Idah and strengthening the Hoops' frontline with a statement of intent.

Celtic play their first USA Tour match against DC United in Washington in the early hours of Sunday, July 21. After that, it's Manchester City on Wednesday, July 23, and Chelsea after that again on Saturday, July 27.

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