Source: PA
Thompson: No new defender for Hearts clash
Alan Thompson does not to expect to see a new central defender in the Celtic side for the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Hearts at Parkhead.
Daniel Majstorovic is out for up to three weeks with a hamstring strain he suffered during the first half of Saturday's 1-0 defeat of Aberdeen.
With Jos Hooiveld away on loan at FC Copenhagen and Glenn Loovens recovering from injury, the Hoops were hoping to persuade Nottingham Forest to allow defender Kelvin Wilson - who has signed a pre-contract with Celtic and will move north at the end of the season - to come to Parkhead sooner, but it is believed that the Championship club are looking at a fee of around £600,000.
Hoops' first-team coach Thompson admits manager Neil Lennon will have to pick from who he has available at the moment, which means left-back Charlie Mulgrew is likely to partner Thomas Rogne in the centre.
"I would think in terms of anyone coming in before the game, it is highly unlikely," the former Celtic midfielder said. "There are a number of things we are looking at between now and next Monday so we will just have to see what comes from that but at present, it is looking like we will have to go with what we have.
"It's Forest's prerogative, he is their player, although he has signed a pre-contract. We would like to get him in but as I said, there is nothing moving at present. You can understand their situation, he is their players and they will probably want to keep him until the summer."
