Celtic correspondent Kieran Devlin has all but ruled out Kyogo Furuhashi and David Turnbull from featuring against Bodo/Glimt in the second leg of their Europa Conference League tie.

The Lowdown: Squad inclusion

Both Furuhashi and Turnbull haven’t featured following the winter break due to respective hamstring problems.

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However, despite their continued absence from the side, the pair were both included in a 25-man Europa Conference League squad by Ange Postecoglou earlier this month.

The Celtic boss has admitted that Turnbull is closer to a return out of the two, but Devlin has all but ruled out the two Hoops stars from featuring in Norway next week.

The Latest: Devlin’s claim

Devlin ran a Q&A on The Athletic ahead of the meeting at Parkhead with Bodo/Glimt.

One fan asked if there was a chance that Furuhashi and Turnbull could be available for the return leg next week, to which he said:

“Almost certainly not I'm afraid. Neither is back in training and Postecoglou said last week that Kyogo was "two to three weeks" behind Turnbull in his recovery.”

The Verdict: Not ideal

Knowing the pair are unlikely to feature in either leg isn’t ideal, however, the Hoops have shown since returning to action from the winter break that they can cope without their main creator and goalscorer.

Celtic have won all eight of their fixtures in 2022 and they’ll be looking to do something they haven’t done since 2004 to progress into the last 16 of the Europa Conference League - win a European knock-out tie after Christmas.

Should they do that, then you’d expect that Furuhashi and Turnbull could be available for a possible last 16 clash which is scheduled for March 10 and 17.

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