The eight Celtic players out of contract this summer

Celtic will look to continue where they left off in Perth before the international break after a 6-0 thrashing of St. Johnstone, with the visit of Hibernian on Saturday.

While things look to be finally clicking on the pitch for the champions, off the pitch Brendan Rodgers and the Celtic hierarchy face headaches over numerous players before the January transfer window swings around.

As things stand a total of eight players will be able to leave for free in the summer or even in January as clubs look to capitalise on cut-price deals.

Despite wrapping up long-term contracts for James Forrest and Leigh Griffiths, with captain Scott Brown also believed to be closing in on a deal, there is still work to be done with what players the club would like to keep or let go.

With Rodgers admitting his squad is “bloated”, negotiations over the next few months will be key to trimming down the squad and also adding quality where needed.

We’ve taken a look through the eight players and who should stay or go.