Source: Team_Talk
Celtic chief rules out imminent sales
Recent reports have linked full-back Andreas Hinkel with a move to Hull and midfielder Scott Brown with a switch to Tottenham.
There were rumours on Tuesday of Spurs boss Harry Redknapp was attending the Champions League play-off round first leg between Celtic and Arsenal at Parkhead.
Lawwell insisted there would be no departures before next Wednesday's second leg but did not rule out Hinkel leaving before the transfer window closes.
Of Brown, he said: "We've had no contact with Spurs at all.
"We know there is a little bit of interest from down south in Andreas. But, again, that's all we have - it's speculation."
He added on Sky Sports News: "The rest of the business will take
care of itself in the next couple of weeks."
Lawwell believes that while qualifying for the Champions League group stage would net Celtic £10million, Arsenal stand to miss
out on up to £30million if they are knocked out in the next week.
Lawwell, who rejected the chance to become Arsenal chief executive last season, added: "It's just a pity that we're meeting each other so early in the competition and so early in the season."
While Redknapp's presence at Parkhead had not been confirmed, one man who was returning to his old stomping ground was Gordon Strachan.
Strachan quit as Celtic boss at the end of last season after four years in charge and has since been replaced by Tony Mowbray.
Lawwell said of Mowbray: "He's got a very, very hard act to follow.
"Gordon was tremendously successful, he was a delight to work with. Tony has come in, slightly different style. Again, he is a great man.
"His football philosophies are what we're looking for and I'm sure he'll be a great success.
"The early signs are very, very positive."
Meanwhile, Celtic have announced they will visit Cork City for a special friendly match on September 9.
Lawwell told the Hoops' official website: "We are very pleased to be visiting Cork, and we hope that the friendly match will assist Cork City in raising funds to secure the future of the club.
"Celtic Football Club has always had great support from Cork and we sincerely hope that this match goes some way to aiding such a fantastic community asset to continue their existence.
"While a number of our players will be on international duty and unable to take part in the match, we will be sending as strong a squad as possible and will do all we can to make the match an occasion to remember."
