Brendan Rodgers has conceded that any further new arrivals at Celtic before tomorrow night’s transfer deadline are likely to be loan deals.

And while the Celtic manager has been frustrated so far in his efforts to get a right-back in place, Rodgers has maintained that he is reluctant to jeopordise the financial stability of the club.

The Parkhead side have signed Vikoun Issouf Bayo as well as Maryan Schved while Oliver Burke and Timothy Weah have joined on short-term deals from their respective parent clubs until the end of the season.

Celtic were last night linked with a loan deal for Borussia Dortmund right-back Jeremy Toljan while Fulham teenager Tyrese Francois has also been scouted by the Parkhead side.

But while it is increasingly difficult for Celtic to compete in the current economic climate given the bloated transfer fees and salaries south of the border, Rodgers has insisted that it has not deflected from what he has set out to do.

“There is a squad here who have been highly successful but you always have to evolve and thet best time to do that is when you are succeeding,” he said. “It’s a challenge but most Scottish teams will find that.

“To bring in a big player on a big salary is very difficult. There is a level you can’t reach without putting your club at huge risk. That’s just the reality of where it’s at.

“It’s still an incredible league to come to. There’s a lot of negativity around the transfer window but you need to have that resourcefulness to maximise what you have. You always have to push to get the best players you possibly can.

“The climate and the financial side of the game elsewhere, in Europe and down south in both the Premier League and Championship, is making it really difficult.

“You get Championship clubs who will pay players £50,000 a week. That’s impossible for us to compete with.

“You learn to try and have patience in the window when you can. At the same time, you want to push to progress.

“I’ve always tried to be philosophical about it without getting too dragged down by it. I go back to the players you can afford to bring in and trying to make them better.”

Maryan Schved is expected to go back out on loan when he formalises his deal with the club and Rodgers has insisted that the long-term picture has to be kept in mind when it comes to bringing players in.

“The work has been ongoing and we are hopeful we can do something,” he said. “It’s very difficult, but it has been pressing for quite some time.

“The club have every right to plan forward. There are lots of young players here now who are more for the future.

“But we have to win games now and progress now, so hopefully we can do that.

“If you look at a lot of the players here, they have got improved contracts and become better players. They get paid better. That’s brilliant for them and the club because they keep improving.

“To bring in players over the top of them, that costs money. That’s the Catch 22 situation.