Vakoun Issouf Bayo misses out on Europa League squad

Celtic’s January recruit Vakoun Issouf Bayo will have to wait for his European bow after the striker was today left out of Celtic’s squad for their last 32 tie against Valencia.

Twitter: Celtic haven’t included striker Vakoun Issouf Bayo in their updated Europa League squad.

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A UEFA rule means that Celtic can only add three new faces to their squad, giving the Hoops a headache after bringing in four players in January.

Timothy Weah and Oliver Burke have made the cut after impressing in recent games whilst deadline day signing Jeremy Toljan has also been included after his debut on Sunday against St. Johnstone with Bayo missing out.

The 22-year old moved to Glasgow form Slovakian side Dunajska Streda for around £2 million but has yet to feature under Brendan Rodgers as he builds up his match fitness after not playing since the start of December.

With doubts over the fitness of Odsonne Edouard and James Forrest, Weah and Burke could be key against the Spaniards with the latter possibly moving into a more familiar position on the right wing.

Celtic host Valencia in the first leg at Celtic Park next Thursday then travel to the Mestalla on February 21.

Full Squad

Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon, Scott Bain.

Defenders: Jeremy Toljan, Emilio Izaguirre, Jack Hendry, Jozo Simunovic, Cristian Gamboa, Dedryck Boyata, Mikael Lustig, Filip Benkovic, Kieran Tierney, Kristoffer Ajer.

Midfielders: Scott Brown, Scott Sinclair, Jonny Hayes, Tom Rogic, Olivier Ntcham, Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Ryan Christie.

Forwards: Leigh Griffiths, Odsonne Edouard, Oliver Burke, Timothy Weah.