Celtic short of strikers after Edouard injury blow


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Group Stage - Group B - RB Leipzig v Celtic - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - October 25, 2018 Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers and Odsonne Edouard look dejected after the match REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

(Reuters) - Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is sweating over record signing Odsonne Edouard's fitness after the striker came off injured in Wednesday's 3-0 victory over Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership.

With Leigh Griffiths taking an indefinite break from football to deal with personal issues, a lengthy layoff for the Frenchman would leave Celtic with 19-year-old Mikey Johnston as their only centre forward heading into a three-game stretch that includes trips to Aberdeen and Old Firm rivals Rangers.

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