Kelechi Iheanacho Nears Long-Awaited Return as Celtic Prepare for Roma Showdown

Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy has confirmed that Kelechi Iheanacho is edging closer to full fitness as the Hoops prepare for a crucial Europa League clash against AS Roma at Celtic Park.

The Nigerian striker has been out of action since suffering a hamstring injury in October’s Europa League meeting with Sturm Graz. After nearly two months on the sidelines, Iheanacho has finally returned to full training and was included on the bench during Celtic’s 2–1 defeat to league leaders Hearts last Sunday, though he did not feature.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Nancy provided a detailed update on Iheanacho's recovery and readiness for competitive action.

“He has trained well,” the Celtic boss said. After that, he needs minutes. It has been a long time, two months since he really played. "The way we work the players who have not played regularly we try to get them through physical work to get back into the rhythm. “

For the moment obviously he is not fit to play a lot of minutes but a few minutes, yes. I have to understand that also in the past they did not rotate much. So I have done my work on that. I believe we have the players to do that but it has to be step by step.”