Source: FOOTYMAD
Stokes of luck
Neil Lennon could have secured the forward he has been looking for by this time tomorrow Neil Lennon remains keen to add a striker to his squad before tomorrow's transfer deadline, despite seeing Daryl Murphy score the winner against Motherwell on his first start for the club. Former Sunderland forward Murphy tucked home a 73rd-minute penalty at Fir Park after Shaun Maloney had gone down under a challenge from Steven Saunders, which resulted in the Motherwell right-back being shown a red card. Celtic had enjoyed the better of the game but were struggling to make the breakthrough with Georgios Samaras and Shaun Maloney among those to pass up chances. With Marc-Antoine Fortune leaving the club for West Brom on Friday, Morten Rasmussen on loan at German club Mainz and Gary Hooper out for another month with a calf injury, Lennon has targeted a goalscorer before the transfer window shuts. One option is Anthony Stokes with Hibs and Celtic formally agreeing a fee and the player said to be on his way for a medical tomorrow. This is the second time that Stokes has a chance to sign as he turned down a move to Parkhead in 2007 preferring to sign for Sunderland. Lennon said: "He's an option for us, we have a couple of other options. With Hooper being injured, we just need a wee box player or goalscorer. Anthony certainly fits into that category. Whether we can get over the line, I don't know, I'll find out more on Monday." Lennon, who has also been linked with interest in Hapoel Tel Aviv striker Itay Shechter, handed debuts to two players in Lanarkshire as Celtic bounced back from their 4-0 Europa League defeat by Utrecht. On-loan Newcastle goalkeeper Fraser Forster had little to do but Honduras left-back Emilio Izaguirre made an assured debut.
