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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers insists Matt O’Riley will not be sold this month after confirming the club had rejected an offer from Atletico Madrid for the Denmark midfielder.

Celtic had been braced for bids for the highly-rated midfielder this month amid interest from clubs across Europe including current LaLiga leaders Girona and Inter Milan, who sit second in Serie A.

Rodgers said: “There was that, but Matt is a player we don’t want to lose and he won’t be going anywhere in January.

“It’s a great testament to him and what the club can do for a player. He won his first international cap this season and Atletico Madrid are a big club in European football.

“I had a chat with Matt this morning,” the manager said.

“One of the things I’ve always been impressed with is Matt’s mentality. How he approaches his profession and obviously the respect he has here for Celtic.

“We had an opportunity in the summer but he was happy to extend here, which is great.

“Atletico Madrid is a big club but he obviously knows he’s in a great place here.

“He’s really kicked on this season in his progression and he wants to continue with that.”