Celtic's injury woes mount as Ki Sung-Yueng picks up injury on debut
• Ki Sung-Yueng in action against Falkirk
The 20-year-old South Korean, who signed on a four-year deal last month, twisted his ankle during his side's 1 - 1 draw with Falkirk on Saturday which is expected to rule him out for the rest of January.
The news is a further blow to Celtic manager who has a host of players that are injured or unavailable.
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Hide AdLandry NGuemo is at the African Nations Cup, while Scott McDonald, Scott Brown and Shaun Maloney are long-term injury concerns.
Glenn Loovens is expected to recover from a stomach problem which ruled him out of Saturday's top versus bottom clash with Danny Fox out for a week with a groin injury.
Celtic defender Stephen McManus is also doubtful for Celtic's Scottish Cup tie on Tuesday against Morton after suffering a calf injury against Falkirk.