Lennon outlines the type of player he is now looking to sign this month

Neil Lennon has revealed the type of player he is looking to sign in the remaining days of the January transfer window.

According to The Herald, Lennon is hoping to sign “one or two” more players this month who are in the mould of Mohamed Elyounoussi and can make an immediate impact at the club following their arrival.

What we are looking for is to add one or two, like an Elyounoussi type, who are ready to come in and play straight away with a bit more experience and more physicality.

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Elyounoussi arrived on loan from Southampton and hit the ground running with seven goals and six assists from his first 13 games for the club, before injury halted his progress.

And if Celtic can sign one or two more players this month who can make a similar impact, then that would represent excellent business in my opinion.

As much as the club have established an excellent reputation for signing young players with potential and selling them on for profit, there comes a time when ready-made players must be signed, and that time is now.

The Hoops need players with experience and strength to resist a title challenge from Rangers this season and win another domestic treble, and it’s excellent to see Lennon recognise that fact.