Martin O'Neill has provided a positive update on Julian Araujo, after fears he could have played his last game for Celtic due to injury.
The 24-year-old Mexico international has been a shining light in the second half of the season for the club on loan, following his move from Bournemouth in January.
However, he picked up a quad strain in his side's Scottish Cup quarter-final win over Rangers at Ibrox, with the ex-Barcelona defender having not featured since.
Despite this, in O'Neill's pre-match press conference, the 74-year-old shed an optimistic light into Araujo's Celtic future. "Julian Araujo is still recuperating down at Bournemouth," he revealed.
"It's a thigh injury. Oh, of course (I think he'll feature). Yeah, I do. I think he's doing fine in recovery now. So, the physios are obviously keeping in touch with the Bournemouth physios.
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"We expect to see him back, hopefully, in the not-too-distant future."
Elsewhere, Arne Engels has returned to training, as has Colby Donovan, with the pair likely to be in contention to play some role against Dundee at Dens Park this Sunday. Additionally, Auston Trusty trained despite coming off injured while on international duty in the United States.
Though Mauricio Pochettino's side were defeated by Portugal, Trusty's performance earned him praise back home, ahead of a potential World Cup call-up for the 27-year-old.
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