Rodgers has welcomed the opportunity to take his players away during the winter break. Celtic are on a warm-weather training break in Dubai as they prepare for the second half of the season.
The Argentina legend, now 33, began his career at Boca before moving on in 2005, but he returned for a second spell in 2015. He is now back for a third time, and was unveiled with the No 32 shirt on Tuesday.
The game against Arsenal in the EFL Cup semi-final will be too early for midfielder Ross Barkley, who is still battling back from an injury he picked up before the start of the season.
It should give the most successful jockey in Cheltenham Festival history a few weeks to get back into the groove before this year's meeting begins on March 13.
Chelsea have submitted a plea to their local council to get around a roadblock which is threatening to derail their £1billion redevelopment of Stamford Bridge.