Celtic are hoping to have a number of deals tied up prior to the opening of the January transfer window.

What's the talk?

In recent comments cited by the Daily Record, Ange Postecoglou revealed that he and his side are currently in the process of identifying a number of targets they would like to bring into the club during the winter market, as the 56-year-old does not want to repeat his rather frantic transfer business in the summer window.

Speaking about the Bhoys' transfer plans, Postecoglou said: "We want to make sure we are well organised long before then, so we are going to identify targets and we will be talking to quite a few.

"There will be plenty of people putting their name forward because I think this is an attractive destination at the moment. There will be plenty of names. We are working towards them and we know what we need. We are just focused on being organised in January."

Fans will be buzzing

Considering just how successful a number of Postecoglou's summer signings have already proven to be at Celtic, the prospect of the 56-year-old bringing yet more of his targets to the club this winter, as well as having much more time to compile his transfer shortlist, is sure to have Hoops fans buzzing.

Indeed, with Cameron Carter-Vickers, Jota, Carl Starfelt, Kyogo Furuhashi, Liel Abada and Josip Juranovic - all of whom arrived in Glasgow this summer - ranking as the Bhoys' third, fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth and 11th-best performers respectively in the Premiership so far this season - of players who remain in Postecoglou's first-team squad - it is clear that the 56-year-old possesses a very keen eye for a signing who could come in and improve his team immediately.

And, with Celtic hot on the heels of the league leaders, should the Greek-Australian coach manage to bring in reinforcements that have a similar impact to his summer signings this January, we would certainly not bet against the Hoops going on to reclaim their Scottish Premiership crown come next May.

You sense all the Bhoys need now is a few additions to really complete their squad and elevate them to the next level.

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