Celtic are in the midst of the international break just now, which always carries a risk of injury concerns to Brendan Rodgers to contend with.
Starting off duties with their respective nations the way they mean to go on, Liam Scales and Adam Idah helped the Republic of Ireland over the line against Finand last night in Helsinki.
Slightly closer to home, Celtic’s homegrown contingent are preparing to face Croatia on Saturday in Zagreb. Nevertheless, Greg Taylor has already pulled out the Scotland squad due to injury.
Anthony Ralston and James Forrest have also been called into the reckoning with two matches for the Tartan Army against Croatia and Portugal over the course of this international fixture instalment.
However, there is now bad news for the latter amid recent developments, so let’s take a look at his current situation.
Celtic wait to hear more on James Forrest injury concern
Per The Scottish Sun, Forrest has been ruled out of the Scotland camp for their Nations League double-header, leaving Ralston the sole survivor in Steve Clarke’s plans for events over the coming days.
The outlet state he missed their final training session before the squad were due to fly out to Zagreb, which was only initially taken as a precautionary step.
Nevertheless, he will now pull out of camp to focus on recovery with the Celtic physio team while his teammates look to solidify Scotland’s position in League A Group 1. It is unclear how long he could be sidelined for at this point in time.
Becoming the latest in a long line of injury-related concerns for Clarke to manoeuvre, Kieran Tierney, John McGinn and Jack Hendry are among the most notable absentees.
Celtic won’t want James Forrest on the sidelines
Hopefully, Brendan Rodgers doesn’t have anything too serious to worry about regarding the experienced winger.
It should be noted that Forrest pulled out of Scotland’s plans last month alongside Taylor, so this isn’t exactly a new scenario and may just be a precaution.
With four assists in his opening ten appearances this term, the 33-year-old has been in fine form for Celtic.
Regardless, the Bhoys will need to patiently wait for an outcome on his fitness while the wait for the international break to conclude ensues.
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