Celtic star Camilo Durán limps off during international duty with Colombia

Celtic's in-form forward Camilo Durán was taken off with an injury during international duty with Colombia on Friday, but there is no need to panic.

Durán has been an absolute sensation for the Hoops, already racking up 13 league goals and looking like a clinical finisher, whether he is playing centrally or out wide, where he has often found himself due to the struggling Kasper Hogh playing centrally more often than not.

Durán is a hard worker and a fine finisher, and it's already apparant that Celtic have found themselves a bargain. Durán arrived at the club for around £5.5million from Qarabag, and still only 24 years of age, there is real excitement over what he is going to become.

It's not just Celtic who are excited, either, with Colombia also seeing the fine development of the forward. In fact, Durán won his first caps in the last international break and was given his first start for his country against Chile on Friday.

But Celtic fans will have been left terrified when they learned Durán limped off after an hour and had to be replaced with what looked to be an injury.

Thankfully, commentator Jose Alberto Ortiz R has been speaking to Durán, and he has confirmed on X that it is not a serious injury of any kind.

"Regarding Camilo Durán, he said it was nothing serious; he came off because he had a cramp, and the rest of the squad are fine," he posted.

That is a huge relief for Celtic, who cannot afford to lose Durán at this stage of the season. Their Europa League hopes are hanging in the balance at this stage, and it's clear the Hoops rely heavily on the Colombian to get them through bigger games.

Durán came off the bench to score twice against Besiktas and keep them in the Europa League shortly before the break. Losing the striker to an injury before the end of this Europa League campaign would be an absolute disaster for the club's hopes of progressing.

That wouldn't be the case if the likes of Kasper Hogh and Haissem Hassan were in red-hot form, but Celtic are where they are with those underperforming players.

Durán continues to carry the load for Martin O'Neill's side, and Celtic will be hoping he is not put in harm's way for the remaining friendly Colombia have during this window. A little substitute cameo will do.