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Speaking to Premier Sports, Martin O’Neill was coy over whether Celtic will bring in any players before Tuesday night’s Champions League deadline, which allows two additional players to be registered just under 24 hours before Wednesday’s match against LASK at Celtic Park. With Arne Engels set to sign for West Ham, the Hoops are a player down, while Alistair Johnston remains injured. Supporters had been hopeful of another addition, but O’Neill, ever the master of keeping his cards close to his chest, avoided giving much away when asked whether Celtic could add a player before the game. He said: “That I don’t know about, but I think that we will try and still get somebody in before the end of the transfer deadline.” The wording around the transfer deadline is vague, and that appears to be deliberate. Supporters will probably read it in one of two ways: either O’Neill does not want to raise expectations in case Celtic fail to complete a deal before Wednesday’s game, or he knows progress is being made and simply wants to stay tight-lipped. The signings of Haissem Hassan and Mika Baur have shown how quickly the mood around Celtic can change when new players arrive. The feeling around Celtic Park is as positive as it has been for some time, but there were still signs against Dundee United that replacing Engels could give the Hoops a stronger platform ahead of Wednesday. However, with Niko Sigur cup-tied after featuring for Hajduk Split in the Conference League third qualifying round in recent days, and Gvidas Gineitis understood by CeltsAreHere to be unlikely to sign before Tuesday, Celtic face a race against time to beat the deadline. Landon Emenalo also remains a possibility after visiting Lennoxtown, but with no agreement in place with Chelsea over a loan for the young left-back, even that move remains up in the air.