Overview
- Brendan Rodgers told Sky Sports the defender "looks like" he has done his Achilles and estimated a three-to-five-month layoff, with scans still to confirm the diagnosis.
- Carter-Vickers finished Thursday’s 2-1 Europa League win over Sturm Graz but was seen struggling late in the match.
- Rodgers praised Liam Scales’ display and highlighted Auston Trusty and Dane Murray as potential partners in the short term.
- Manchester City loanee Jahmai Simpson-Pusey is under consideration for domestic action, though he is not registered for the Europa League and has yet to make his Celtic debut.
- If the projected timeline holds, Carter-Vickers will miss the USMNT’s November fixtures against Paraguay and Uruguay and likely the remainder of Celtic’s 2025 schedule.