SCHLUPP AND AWAY HILL

JEFFREY SCHLUPP says he'd be open to being at Celtic next season - as Brendan Rodgers revealed Greg Taylor is now likely to leave Parkhead.

- SCOTT MCDERMOTT

The Crystal Palace loanee has taken over at full-back from Taylor whose contract is running down - in Rodgers' line-up recently.

Schlupp was excellent as the Hoops beat Hearts 3-0 in the Premiership yesterday, thanks to a Daizen Maeda double and Jota strike. He'll be a free agent in the summer when his deal at Selhurst Park expires.

And despite Kieran Tierney's imminent return to Celtic from Arsenal, Schlupp refused to rule out re-signing at Parkhead.

Afterwards, Rodgers didn't commit on Schlupp's future but almost admitted defeat in his bid to keep Taylor, who is set to move on.

Loanee Schlupp said: "I'm loving it here. Regarding next season, it hasn't been spoken about. If it was a possibility, is it something I'd look at? Yeah, everything is a possibility.

"I'm just focused on winning games and hopefully we finish the season strongly. Anything that happens in the summer will be a big decision for me so we'll see what happens.

"As far as I'm aware, I'm here on loan. I want to play well, have some fun and see what happens after that. I've loved being here and I think my performances have shown that.