Vardy, 38, had been linked with a switch to Celtic last week, with reports suggesting he would "love" to sign for Celtic and work under Rodgers again. However, the Celtic boss refused to be drawn on the transfer speculation as he ruled out discussing individual players during the summer transfer window.

Celtic have reportedly suffered a fresh blow in their protracted pursuit of long-term target Michel-Ange Balikwisha with a scheduled medical scuppered.