Earlier this week reports emerged suggesting that the Japanese midfielder was on the verge of agreeing to a long-term deal.
It's believed that Celtic officials have been in negotiations with the Japan international and his representatives for some time.
The boss is hopeful Hatate will join them but admits he is not sure how long it may take before an announcement is made. "I'll speak to Michael later but in fairness to the club, the club has been reaching out to the agent for quite some time. But where it's at, I don't know at this point."The right-back signed a new four-year deal on Tuesday, with the academy player committing his long-term future to his boyhood club.
"There were then a few seasons when it didn't quite work out for him, but he came back into the team when Ange was here and I thought he did very well.
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