Celtic defender Eoghan O’Connell has responded to reports that he is set for a loan spell away from the club having not played for the first-team in two months.

O’Connell impressed early on this season, making seven appearances, as Brendan Rodgers dealt with numerous injuries in the squad and looked to have impressed the new boss.

However, O’Connell hasn’t featured for Celtic since he came off the bench at the Camp Nou in a 7-0 loss to Barcelona and a report from Clyde Sport said he would join Kilmarnock in January – which the defender has responded to on Twitter.

The 21-year-old’s future is in doubt as his contract expires this summer and is unable to break into the current set-up with Erik Sviatchenko and Jozo Simunovic back from injury and the summer acquisition of Kolo Toure.

The Irishman joined Oldham last season but returned early after sustaining an injury and went to his hometown club Cork City in March.

Since making his first-team debut against Ross County in March 2014, O’Connell has made 12 further appearances for the league champions.