Journalist Pete O'Rourke says that he 'could see' Celtic bringing in further attacking reinforcements before the window is out.

He was discussing The Hoops' January transfer business with GiveMeSport.

The lowdown

Celtic have made four signings so far this month, shelling out a total of £2.2m. In addition to midfielders Reo Hatate and Yosuke Ideguchi, they've recruited Daizen Maeda, who can play as a left winger and through the middle, and centre-forward Johnny Kenny.

It is worth noting, though, that the latter is only 18 years old and is making a step-up from the League of Ireland (ranked 40th in Europe) to the Scottish Premiership (ranked ninth), so he may not be expected to make an impact at first-team level straight away.

The latest

O'Rourke alluded to how Celtic's plethora of injuries, particularly among their forward players, has perhaps led to summer signing Jota being overburdened, but he believes the club could address that by doing further business in the remaining two weeks of the transfer window.

He told GiveMeSport: "I could see that being the case, that Celtic are looking to strengthen (in attack). Obviously, we know that they've had lots of injury problems this season.

"James Forrest has been in and out of the side, Mikey Johnson struggled as well. So, a lot of it's been down to Jota, who is just recovering from injury himself."

The verdict

Who could the next attacking addition possibly be?

One name to have been linked with a move to Celtic is Shabab Al-Ahli's Mehdi Ghayedi. Varzesh Seh have reported that Ange Postecoglou is very keen to land the Iranian forward, who has been labelled an 'extraordinary killer'.

The 23-year-old, who is valued at just shy of £1.1m by Transfermarkt, can play across the frontline, offering tremendous versatility. Also, with 41 career goals to his name, he could be a smart signing for the club if they can bring him in.

Given the injury issues that O'Rourke has mentioned, Celtic could do worse than further reinforcing their attacking ranks while they are getting the chance this month.

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